Re: Assignment of misc packages for emacs

[Richard Stallman]

    Current look:
       Diff: vendor  (d v), head  (d h), backup  (d b), diff  (=)
       Diff: 2 = other  (d 2), e = idiff  (d e), E = imerge  (d E)

I already deleted the equivalent key bindings, so it would now be

    Current look:
       Diff: vendor, head, backup, diff, 2 = other, e = idiff
       Diff: E = imerge

(It appears that the key one types for `diff' is d, not =.
The key binding for that is =, not d =.)

So you are proposing these two alternatives (I have corrected an
apparent mistake for `diff'):

    [alternative 1]:
       Diff: v = vendor,  h = head,  b = backup,  d = diff
       Diff: 2 = other,  e = idiff,  E = imerge

    [alternative 2]:
       Diff: (v)endor,  (h)ead,  (b)ackup,  (d) diff
       Diff: (2) other,  (e) idiff,  (E) imerge

I think a better idea is to keep the current format
but put the keys you would type in bold face.  So it would look like

       Diff: vendor, head, backup, diff, 2 = other, e = idiff
       Diff: E = imerge

with the v, h, b, d, 2, e and E in bold.

Given this, the ='s could be deleted, giving

       Diff: vendor, head, backup, diff, 2 other, e idiff
       Diff: E imerge

with the v, h, b, d, 2, e and E in bold.

If the terminal does not support bold or any other suitable standout
mode, it could put in the ='s as a fallback.  It could do either

       Diff: vendor, head, backup, diff, 2 = other, e = idiff
       Diff: E = imerge

or

       Diff: v = vendor,  h = head,  b = backup,  d = diff
       Diff: 2 = other,  e = idiff,  E = imerge