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Re: Idea for determining what users use
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Idea for determining what users use |
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27 May 2003 15:27:08 +0200 |
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Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> We have no good way to determine if anyone still uses a feature.
> Maybe we can create one.
>
> Imagine a function called note-feature-used.
> You call it like this: (note-feature-used 'foo "Foo").
> The first time you call it, it sends mail to
> address@hidden with subject Foo,
> asking you for permission to send it,
> and it records (setq foo t) in your .emacs file.
> If you call it again, it does nothing.
>
> We could put these calls into various files and functions in order
> to find out (after the next release) whether anyone uses them.
Quite dangerous since it could be felt as a sort of privacy issue.
It must be carefully voiced.
Something like
Feature foo has been deprecated (? for info). Complain (y/n)?
and then offer the usual "use it this time/don't ask again" dialog we
use for disabled commands.
After a while, one can remove the feature/command and instead do
Feature foo has been removed (? for info). Complain (y/n)?
The info should explain why something is removed/deprecated and what
to use instead. The mail buffer should be set up in a way that the
user can add his own comments and send, not just do this silently.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- Idea for determining what users use, Richard Stallman, 2003/05/27
- Re: Idea for determining what users use,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Vincent LADEUIL, 2003/05/27
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Richard Stallman, 2003/05/28
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Vincent LADEUIL, 2003/05/28
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Richard Stallman, 2003/05/29
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Jan D., 2003/05/30
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Stefan Monnier, 2003/05/30
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Jan D., 2003/05/30
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Stefan Monnier, 2003/05/30
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Jan D., 2003/05/30
- Re: Idea for determining what users use, Stefan Monnier, 2003/05/30