Re: Semi-unhelpful error message given when trying to (provide 'CUA-mode)

[Miles Bader]

Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden> writes:
>>F10 exists, and the menu bar is displayed by default.  So the menu is
>>clearly intended to be used by tty users as well.
>
> The menu bar is stupidly displayed, yes, but there's no way to activate
> its items.  It's just a waste of space.  I didn't actually know about the
> F10 binding, though I do know M-`.

The tty "menus" invoked by F10 on a tty are so clunky and annoying to
use that I think most users will not want to use them.

Morever, I think in general we want to gently encourage people to become
familiar with "Emacsy" ways to do things.

I think Alan's change is a good one.

-Miles
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