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Re: lynx-dev QUIT_DEFAULT_YES: no?
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brian j. pardy |
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Re: lynx-dev QUIT_DEFAULT_YES: no? |
Date: |
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 19:11:11 -0700 |
Philip Webb wrote:
> 981015 Brian Pardy wrote re
> > (c) QUIT_DEFAULT_YES defaults to FALSE
> > It is rather annoying to start changing defaults between versions,
> > it totally violates the principle of least astonishment.
> > when that default changes it is confusing
> > and forces another change to my local lynx.cfg.
>
> this sounds rather like an argument for never changing things at all.
> are you arguing that we shouldn't change current defaults,
> even if the alternative is better for most users, at least once accustomed?
> one assumes regular subscribers read the detailed changes for new versions,
> so they at any rate shouldn't be taken by surprise,
> & changing lynx.cfg takes maybe 60 seconds .
It's more along the lines that, for whatever reason, the default was set
to that long ago and I don't see any reason to change it now.
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- Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.1pre.9, (continued)
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.1pre.9, Nelson Henry Eric, 1998/10/12
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.1pre.9, Leonid Pauzner, 1998/10/15