From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Suvayu Ali Subject: Re: [New exporter] Key bindings and typographical error Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:52:13 +0100 Message-ID: <20130208145213.GF23289@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> References: <86lib02h3u.fsf@somewhere.org> <874nhm6h75.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42478) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U3pJP-0000kC-DL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:52:24 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U3pJO-0002eM-8c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:52:23 -0500 Received: from mail-wg0-f52.google.com ([74.125.82.52]:52797) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U3pJO-0002eG-37 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:52:22 -0500 Received: by mail-wg0-f52.google.com with SMTP id 12so3044046wgh.7 for ; Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:52:21 -0800 (PST) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <874nhm6h75.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Cc: Sebastien Vauban Hi Eric and Seb, On Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 12:28:06AM +1030, Eric S Fraga wrote: > > Given that we have moved to a multi-key sequence for selecting exporter > and then action, could these two aspects not be dealt with in the > mini-buffer? I find the display of all the options confusing... I > would rather have the dispatcher prompt, in the mini-buffer, something > along the lines of: > > : Export to: (l) latex, (h) html, (o) ODT, (a) ascii > > with the choices obviously depending on the backends initialised. Then, > depending on the key (e.g. l): > > : Export as: (l) file, (b) buffer, (p) PDF, ... > Here one of the options (file?) could be the default, so it would be sufficient to hit RET for most cases. > Just a thought which arises from my having to use small screens > sometimes as I'm a sucker for punishment and insist on using Emacs on my > phone and the dispatch window is too large sometimes... > I agree whole-heartedly. The dispatcher menu has always bugged me. It doesn't seem to fit into rest of Emacs' minibuffer oriented interface. For me this would mean one more step towards making Org mode friendlier to text terminals. > I would also suggest that beamer be a different target, separate from > latex, chosen by a different first key (e.g. b). This would then allow > some unification of the second key sequence (f=file, b=buffer, p=PDF, > v=view...)? > I am ambivalent about this suggestion. > Finally, I could be more radical and suggest that the whole export > dispatch should be based on keymaps... with C-h, as usual, bringing up > the options. But this might be too radical ;-) > Again, agree whole-heartedly. :) Cheers, -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.