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RE: Recentish C-s M-y change
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Drew Adams |
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RE: Recentish C-s M-y change |
Date: |
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 22:14:40 -0800 (PST) |
> > This has been discussed many times, and the most promising solution is
> > to add a single variable that will define whether the user prohibits
> > changing the definitions of traditional keys.
>
> I think that is a bad approach, and here is why.
>
> Various changes are made in the Emacs user interface. Occasionally
> there is one I find inconvenient and want to avoid. But not all of
> them. Probably not most of them.
>
> I want options to undo the changes I don't like, but I don't
> want that to imply rejecting _all_ changes in a blanket way.
>
> Now, if there are people who would like the ability to say, "Give me
> the Emacs 26 user interface," I don't object to offering it. We could
> have a mechanism to associate user interface changes with major versions
> and then let users choose a version.
>
> But this is not a substitute for letting people disable specific
> changes independently -- those changes which need it. Some changes
> are easy to revert by setting a key binding, and they don't need
> an option.
>
> We could pay attention to implementing a change, when possible, in a
> way that would make it easy to revert by setting a key binding or an
> option. In other words, think in advance about the possibility that
> some people may not like the change.
This is exactly what I think those of us -
I, at least - who've not appreciated some
such changes, would like to say. Thank
you for saying it clearly.
- Re: Recentish C-s M-y change, (continued)
- Re: Recentish C-s M-y change, Filipp Gunbin, 2020/12/30
- RE: Recentish C-s M-y change, Drew Adams, 2020/12/30
- Re: Recentish C-s M-y change, Richard Stallman, 2020/12/31
- Re: Recentish C-s M-y change, Filipp Gunbin, 2020/12/30
- Re: Recentish C-s M-y change, Jean Louis, 2020/12/30
Re: Recentish C-s M-y change, Richard Stallman, 2020/12/29
Re: Recentish C-s M-y change, Richard Stallman, 2020/12/29