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bug#41532: Why use the mouse in Emacs?
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From: |
Kevin Vigouroux |
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Subject: |
bug#41532: Why use the mouse in Emacs? |
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Date: |
Tue, 26 May 2020 16:58:19 +0200 |
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User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) |
The user experience is quite different when browsing the Emacs and
LibreOffice menus although they seem similar. The Emacs interface is
mainly text-based partly because there are few graphical widgets.
Nonetheless, this difference is not always clearly perceived. It can be
seen in the following two cases:
1. Menu bar> Tools, Merge, Files... opens a window manager window.
2. Menu bar> Tools, Search Files(Grep)... opens the minibuffer.
Moreover, I think people may also confuse a text-based interface having
a good appearance with a graphical user interface.
The issue may be:
- Better describe or explain how to use the mouse in the interface,
- Fix the menu so as not to mislead the user,
- Rebuild at least partially the Emacs graphical user interface.