Re: Emacs learning curve

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:02:24 -0400 Sean Sieger <address@hidden> wrote: 

SS>     It's confusing.  I think split-sideways (or split-side-to-side) and
SS>     split-top-to-bottom may be good aliases to the originals.

SS> Does the splitting `line' get drawn from side-to-side? or the does the
SS> split result in two new windows side-by-each?

SS> Does the splitting `line' get drawn from top-to-bottom ...

SS> Will there always be an aporia---gap between the denomination and the
SS> materiality of this mechanism?

Words are always imprecise but mixing concepts is sure to confuse users.

I did usability studies for this exact terminology a few years ago so my
proposal comes from testing experience and was much less confusing to
our users.

Ted