Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 9ce1d38: Use curved quotes in core elisp diagnostics

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Richard Stallman <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:16:03 -0400
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> Maybe we should bind the INSERT key to a new facility for easily
> discoverable insertion of characters.  If they fit, it could also
> provide ways to insert other things -- buffers, files, the kill ring
> and registers, effectively becoming a prefix key for all kinds of
> insertion.
> 
> This would make the command overwrite-mode harder to type.  I don't
> know how many users would mind that; perhaps we should conduct a poll.
> INSERT INSERT could run overwrite-mode.

If we do that, there should be a prominent indication that the INSERT
"discovery" mode was activated.  I frequently press that key by
accident, when I actually want to press "Delete" or "Home" that are
nearby.