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Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (ak
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S Boucher |
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Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete] |
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Wed, 5 Oct 2011 10:51:34 -0700 (PDT) |
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> But if the keystroke assignments have changed, my fingers are constantly
>tripping over each other, which is distracting enough that it makes it hard to
>concentrate on debugging the problem I'm there to fix in the first place.
My configs are so big that no matter what, it's going to be a bit clumsy when
I'm using emacs without all my own cruft. Heck, there's the reverse scenario:
someone I go help has his own cruft that makes emacs non-standard.
The key point is whether making it easier for non-hacker should take precedence
over making it easier for hackers. I think we should make it easier for
non-hackers. In the case of the menus, it therefore made more sense to leave
them enabled.
When it comes down to a line or 2 in .emacs, I think the burden should rest on
hackers.
In the case of the present proposed change, I wouldn't even offer the choice to
have the old behavior to keep the code easier to maintain. Anyone will get over
this after at most a day or 2 of !@#$!@$. And then, you won't have a problem
when you go help a friend.
Reminds me of years ago when someone changed all the keybindings of Emacs to
match what he was used too on some other Emacs. Just get used to what the is
defined. It's not the end of the world (at least in the case of the present
proposal). The odd times when a binding changes in Emacs, I just get used to
it.
I don't mean to insult anyone, but there's a ridiculous amount of obtuseness
displayed in this thread over changes which any reasonably intelligent person
will get used to quickly, without adverse effect. The amount of time spent
arguing in this thread is more than it would take anyone to get used to the
change.
It's not like we're talking about moving C-x to C-^.
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], (continued)
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], Jeremiah Dodds, 2011/10/04
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], ken, 2011/10/04
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], Jeremiah Dodds, 2011/10/04
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], ken, 2011/10/04
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], Jai Dayal, 2011/10/04
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], Jeremiah Dodds, 2011/10/04
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], S Boucher, 2011/10/04
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], Richard Stallman, 2011/10/05
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], Rustom Mody, 2011/10/05
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete], MBR, 2011/10/05
- Re: "like other editors" [was: Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete],
S Boucher <=
Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete, MBR, 2011/10/04
Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete, Marko Vojinovic, 2011/10/04
Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete, Jonathan Groll, 2011/10/04