Re: position on changing defaults?

[Dan Nicolaescu]

Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:

  > Gregory Collins <address@hidden> writes:
  > >> I don't think this should be the default, not just for C-x b,
  > >> and not for anything else either.
  > >
  > > I think you should try the function out before being so eager to dismiss
  > > it. Iswitchb-mode (and the very similar ido-mode, which I prefer) can
  > > save a lot of keystrokes
  > 
  > I agree that it's good to try stuff out before making a judgement (it's
  > not hard after all), but I think Richard's spot on.
  > 
  > I _have_ tried iswitchb (many times actually), and it can be pretty
  > annoying and confusing, especially when there are tons of buffers.
  > 
  > I'm sure it does save some keystrokes, but there are other important
  > issues for a default command.  iswitchb is, as you say, a "power user"
  > tool.

I don't buy that "power user" argument.  It is not dissimilar to the UI
that you get nowadays when typing a URL in a browser.  Users seem to do
just fine with that.  Maybe it's time to reconsider what a user knows
and does not know nowadays.