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From: Heiko Muenkel <muenkel@tnt.uni-hannover.de>
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>>>>> "sb" == Steven L Baur <steve@miranova.com> writes:

    sb> Dave Mason writes:
    >> Some work should probably be done to make the keywords included
    >> in what apropos searches to be more helpful.

    sb> `apropos' does a regexp match against symbol names.  There is
    sb> no magic involved.

    sb>  ...

    >> Just a little work to add some common concepts to the keyword
    >> lists could go a long way.  I've asked this person to forward
    >> any suggestions to me.

    sb> I agree, but we'll need a new command/mode for it.  Something
    sb> that searches the DOC file perhaps?  It probably won't be
    sb> fast. :-( -- steve@miranova.com baur Unsolicited commercial
    sb> e-mail will be billed at $250/message.

There is an old package called super-apropos (I think). This apropos
searches also in the documentation strings. I think it must be in the
elisp archive. It may also be, that I've a version of it on my PC at
home. I'll look for it at the evening.

