Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding.

[Thibaut Verron]

2021-02-05 12:15 UTC+01:00, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>:
>> From: Thibaut Verron <thibaut.verron@gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 10:11:28 +0100
>> Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>>
>> Without going as far as making a formal poll, I don't think it's
>> unreasonable to be as careful for binding a new key as we are for
>> rebinding an existing key.
>
> What makes you think we aren't that careful?  That the decision so far
> was to add that new binding doesn't mean the potential downsides
> weren't considered.

(Tongue-in-cheek) Because usually, when such downsides are brought up,
the answer is status quo.

(Seriously) Because I would expect that counter-arguments would have
been ready and posted already.

>
>> Besides, technical arguments were also brought forward:
>
> I have nothing against technical objections, and said or did nothing
> to prevent the technical discussions, including in this very thread.

I know. My unclear point was that those technical arguments directly
lead to the question: do we really need a revert-buffer binding now,
after living for so long without one. The observation that it doesn't
appear to be a very requested feature is useful to answer it.

I don't think we need rigorous polling to make that statement.

>> As far as I can tell, the suggestion of a poll was only metaphorical,
>
> Then I guess I have trouble understanding written English, because to
> me the demand to take a poll sounded very much as an explicit and
> concrete one.

Sorry. English is not my first language, and regardless I don't want
to overreach in interpreting other's answers.