Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 13:02:37 +0200 From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> A fundamental mode should be as fundamental as possible, stripped by all fanciness."Fanciness" is in the eyes of the beholder. It is clear that you don't like electric-indent-mode,
Hi Eli,
that's not true. In fact, I use electric-indentation all over the day. Just don't want it in environments, where it's not appropriate.
It's easier to switch on stuff than looking how to switch things
off.
but that doesn't mean your opinion represents that of the majority.
Majority is no measure for correctness. Requiring it, would put
religion at the place of science.
We decided to turn that mode ON by default because quite a few people had other expectations. Fundamental mode is just a mode.
That's bad. Need a reliable basement to build upon. Kind of an
empty sheet.
Richard even says that it is an important mode. Then it follows that assuming it has no "fanciness" whatsoever isn't necessarily correct.