From: Dmitry Alexandrov <dag@gnui.org>
To: Kevin Vigouroux <ke.vigouroux@laposte.net>
Cc: 41532@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41532: Why use the mouse in Emacs?
Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 06:33:51 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <o8qa3vc0.dag@gnui.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87zh9vgbkc.fsf@laposte.net> (Kevin Vigouroux via's message of "Mon, 25 May 2020 19:37:55 +0200")
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Kevin Vigouroux <ke.vigouroux@laposte.net> wrote:
> I think it is necessary to clarify that we use Emacs mainly with the keyboard because … otherwise the user will have false expectations.
I there really anyone who expects that he can use a _text editor_ without keyboard? (Voice recognition aside.)
In any case, +1 — novice users better be not exposed to barely used and therefore neglected features, such as toolkit dialogs.
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-05-25 17:37 bug#41532: Why use the mouse in Emacs? Kevin Vigouroux via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2020-05-25 18:22 ` Drew Adams
2020-05-26 14:58 ` Kevin Vigouroux via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2020-05-26 15:30 ` Drew Adams
2020-10-18 1:29 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-12-12 13:25 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-05-27 3:57 ` Dmitry Alexandrov
2020-05-27 4:57 ` Drew Adams
2020-05-26 15:52 ` Colin Baxter
2020-05-27 3:33 ` Dmitry Alexandrov [this message]
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