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bug#43323: Rename cua-mode to something better?
From: |
Sebastian Urban |
Subject: |
bug#43323: Rename cua-mode to something better? |
Date: |
Sat, 12 Sep 2020 20:38:53 +0200 |
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>> What about tooltips? Since the description of this menu entry is in
>> the tooltip, we could leave only "Use CUA Keys" and remove "(Cut/Paste
>> with C-x/C-c/C-v)".
>
> That'd be a step in the wrong direction: the menu item should be
> sufficiently self-explanatory.
Well, CUA keys are CUA keys, so it is self-explanatory, and if someone
doesn't know what it is, and for some reason don't want to look for
explanation in the manual/internet, then tooltip comes to the rescue.
> And we just established that "CUA" is not something whose meaning
> many users will immediately understand.
So what? The tooltip will give them a tip about what it is.
In my opinion, these menu entry name & manual changes are unnecessary.
S. U.
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Sebastian Urban <=
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