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Re: Emacs setup assistants
From: |
Ted Zlatanov |
Subject: |
Re: Emacs setup assistants |
Date: |
Wed, 26 May 2004 10:04:53 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
On 26 May 2004, address@hidden wrote:
> I don't see how being forced artificially to keep a sequence will
> make things simpler. If you don't want the "complication" of being
> able to look ahead, you are not forced to do so.
>
> Personally, I find it rather a nuisance if some software forces a
> sequence unto me that basically forces me to completely start over if
> I made a mistake at the beginning somewhere.
I am OK with such free navigation as long as it's optional and off by
default. I just don't want to spend time developing it, but it's a
perfectly fine feature.
> I can live perfectly well without that sort of "simplicity".
Well, yes, and you're unlikely to need assistants as well :) Think
about new Emacs users. I have seen plenty over the years, and I speak
from experience when I say that if they get assistants, free
navigation by default would be a disservice. Simplicity in UI design
is a feature, not a lack thereof.
Ted
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