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

[Richard Stallman]

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  > I can understand why we should avoid changing C-x o o behaviour, but
  > what's the rationale for the capital letter after C-x rule?

I think the reason is the simplicity of C-x -- that users should not
have to remember one meaning for C-x a and one for C-x A, one for C-x
b and one for C-x B, and so on.

That's not a super-important reason.  It would not be a terrible loss
to eliminate that rule.  And if there were only one capital letter
with a special meaning after C-x, that would not be a great cost.
But I don't think it would remain just one for very long.


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