ken <gebser@mousecar.com> writes:
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Finally, as said at the top, the argument to follow "other modern editors" is
nothing more than an appeal to fashion. And fashion is very
subjective and
No it isnt. Its to follow and conform to other apps many people use and
have developed over many years too and conform to modern desktop standards.
capricious. We should no more change emacs simply to comport with some other,
even (currently) more popular software than you and I and all the other guys on
this list should start dressing ourselves like the cool dudes on whatever soap
opera is the most popular these days.
Let's just talk about what makes sense.
You dont think emacs sharing certain features with much more popular
editors might be a good idea and makes sense?