Re: [Nano-devel] [PATCH] options: add -f/--functionkeys to show and enable the function keys

[Benno Schulenberg]

Op 11-10-18 om 01:17 schreef David Ramsey:
> Benno Schulenberg wrote:
>> And how many people use the function keys anyway? Because I cannot
>> imagine that anyone who started with nano without ever using pico has
>> learnt to use the function keys, because they are not shown in the
>> bottom rows
> 
> I've used them occasionally.  But, more importantly, regardless of how
> often they're used, I figured that nano's always enabling the function
> keys regardless of the -f option (as opposed to Pico's only enabling
> them with the -f option) was actually a feature rather than a
> deficiency.  Why require an option to use some functionality when it
> costs little to have it constantly available, and that functionality
> doesn't break compatibility with anything else?

True.

As the commit message implied, I wasn't planning on actually committing
this.  But it's good to see that people respond when I propose something
silly.

Benno

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