Re: Emacs learning curve

[David Kastrup]

"Alfred M. Szmidt" <address@hidden> writes:

>    > Advanced users should have no problem adding a single line to their
>    > .emacs to switch on the compatibility mode
>    > e.g. (enable-classic-bindings) and new users would enjoy the familiar
>    > CUA-style bindings out of the box.
>
>    I side with Tom, I wouldn't mind adding one line to my .emacs in favor
>    of easing new users experience.
>
> There is absolutley no proof that CUA would 'ease' a new users
> experience; there is proof that it would make make the experience
> harder for all who are accustomed to emacs though.

I don't see that adding mode-, selection- and keypress-timing dependent
behavior in order to arrive at something that magically works half the
time like Notepad, half the time like Emacs, does much to make an
editing application more accessible to a new user.

-- 
David Kastrup