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Re: Emacs as WM
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Emacs as WM |
Date: |
Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:39:22 +0300 |
> From: Tom <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:21:56 +0000 (UTC)
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
> >
> > So I think users prefer Office because it has capabilities that Emacs
> > doesn't, and not because its "point and click" interface is easier
> > than that of Emacs.
> >
>
> On Windows people prefer office also because it looks and behaves as
> any other application. So they prefer familiarity too and being
> familiar is also a big part of simplicity and ease of use.
>
> Emacs looks completely alien on Windows and its behavior is also
> alien.
I disagree.
> The most obvious example is copy/paste which is Ctrl-C/V on windows
> while emacs uses something else.
That's the only example.
> WYSIWYG alone won't gain many new users while emacs stays so
> different in other UI points.
We won't know unless and until we try.
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