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Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?


From: Luc Teirlinck
Subject: Re: Will default key bindings spell the death of Emacs?
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 12:09:54 -0500 (CDT)

Alex Schroeder wrote:

   Juanma Barranquero <address@hidden> writes:

   > Alex Schroeder <address@hidden> wrote:
   >
   >> But then again, usability expert Jeff Raskin claims that whenever
   >> there is something to customize, it means that the developpers didn't
   >> know what design decision  was the best and left it up to the users
   >> (who aren't usability experts, either).
   >
   > Seems like a fairly narrow POV. "Whenever", indeed? What if there's *no*
   > best decision?

   Heh, simple: Try harder!  :)

This is completely ridiculous.  Denying the importance of
customizability is denying the importance of individuality.  People
are not just all isomorphic carbon copies of each other.

Sincerely,

Luc.





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