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RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window |
Date: |
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:33:44 -0700 |
> Have `ask' be the default value of
> `mouse-1-click-follows-link', and have a
> behavior similar to that of `disable-command':
>
> I can't believe beginners would prefer that.
Why not? If you have never used an application, and you just do what you are
used to doing, but there is a better, alternative behavior that is in fact
the standard behavior in that application, wouldn't you want to know about
it?
These are the alternatives:
1. Have both m-1 and m-2 follow links, by default.
A newbie who tries m-1 doesn't learn about m-2. S?he later encounters some
difficulties because of the m-1 peculiarities. M-1 is not quite what s?he
expected, and s?he will not have been told about those differences. S?he
doesn't know about m-2 and s?he doesn't really understand this special m-1
either.
2. Have only m-2 follow links, by default.
The newbie discovers that m-1 doesn't follow links, but s?he doesn't learn
that m-2 follows links or that s?he can configure m-1 to also follow links.
3. Do what I suggested.
The first time (only) the newbie tries m-1 on a link, s?he is informed about
both m-2 and the possibility of having m-1 also follow links.
#1 is Emacs 22. #2 is more or less pre-22. #3 should be Emacs 23. Let the
user know more to control more.
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, (continued)
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Johan Bockgård, 2007/09/23
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/23
- RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Drew Adams, 2007/09/23
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/24
- RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Drew Adams, 2007/09/27
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, David Kastrup, 2007/09/27
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/27
- RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Drew Adams, 2007/09/27
- RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Drew Adams, 2007/09/27
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/28
- RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window,
Drew Adams <=
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, David Kastrup, 2007/09/28
- RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Drew Adams, 2007/09/29
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, David Kastrup, 2007/09/30
- RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Drew Adams, 2007/09/30
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, David Kastrup, 2007/09/30
- Re: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/30
- info.el patch to open node in new window [was: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window], Drew Adams, 2007/09/25
- Re: info.el patch to open node in new window [was: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window], Juri Linkov, 2007/09/26
- RE: info.el patch to open node in new window [was: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window], Drew Adams, 2007/09/26
- Re: info.el patch to open node in new window, Juri Linkov, 2007/09/29