c/emacs · by oantolin@discuss.online · 1y

The case against which-key: a polemic

https://www.matem.unam.mx/~omar/apropos-emacs.html#the-case-against-which-key-a-polemic

I explain what I dislike about which-key and what I think people should use instead.

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monnier@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

[ The problem I have which which-key is that it applies only after a prefix. ]
Mutating a keymap with setc[ad]r is evil! Since you bind that map to a prefix, why not use (menu-item "dummy" KEYMAP :filter FUNCTION) instead?
[ The problem with this trick is that it can be used only after a prefix. 🙃 ]

oantolin@discuss.online · 2 pts · 1y

The problem I have which which-key is that it applies only after a prefix.

There are commands which-key-show-major-mode and which-key-show-top-level, which you could use. On the embark side, there is embark-bindings which by default gives you bindings from the major mode and minor modes, but with C-u will give you global bindings.

Mutating a keymap with setc[ad]r is evil!

Agreed.

why not use (menu-item "dummy" KEYMAP :filter FUNCTION) instead?

Only because I didn't think of it!