The case against which-key: a polemic (www.matem.unam.mx)

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

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[ 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. 🙃 ]

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