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The case against which-key: a polemic (www.matem.unam.mx)
submitted 3 weeks ago by oantolin@discuss.online to c/emacs@lemmy.ml
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I explain what I dislike about which-key and what I think people should use instead.

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[-] monnier@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

[ 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. ๐Ÿ™ƒ ]

[-] oantolin@discuss.online 2 points 6 days ago

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!

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