From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: stephen@xemacs.org, miles@gnu.org, eliz@is.elta.co.il,
emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Insert Euro symbol
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 13:32:30 -0600 (MDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200205061932.g46JWUU02242@aztec.santafe.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: vafadrd61wj.fsf@INBOX.auto.emacs.devel.tok.lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de
> For the C-x 8 case, it seems convenient that people can use either
> C-x 8 ' e or C-x 8 e ' to insert the same character. This would be
> an argument in favor of a new input method.
>
> I don't exactly follow. It is an argument in favor of which
> new input method? To do what?
You suggested to change C-x 8 such that it reads a single key sequence
using an existing "secondary" input method. Then people can use input
method A for the normal case and use C-x 8 (or another key) to insert
rarely used characters with input method B.
I like this suggestion.
Now I know what you're referring to. The expression "new input method"
suggested something different.
I am not the one who originated the idea, I only said I liked it.
I'm only making a very minor proposal: while people should be able to
choose any input method for C-x 8, it might be nice to create a new
input method that's specially designed for C-x 8.
I see your point, and it would require zero additional change to
permit input methods that were intended for use only in C-x 8. But I
tend to think they won't be useful, because it won't be worth learning
a different input method just for use within C-x 8. The whole idea
here is that you put an input method on C-x 8 to use it "occasionally."
People don't want to learn a lot more in order to do something occasionally.
Now, if there could be a systematic simplification, such as
"You don't need to type ., after C-x 8", that could be worth while
because the amount one needs to remember is small.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-05-06 19:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-02 13:19 Insert Euro symbol Kai Großjohann
2002-05-02 13:30 ` Alan Shutko
2002-05-02 13:43 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-02 15:12 ` Karl Eichwalder
2002-05-02 15:33 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-03 18:25 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-03 19:59 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-04 15:02 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-05 6:39 ` Werner LEMBERG
2002-05-06 6:24 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-06 12:16 ` Werner LEMBERG
2002-05-07 4:58 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-07 7:06 ` Werner LEMBERG
2002-05-08 13:58 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-06 9:54 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-06 12:09 ` Werner LEMBERG
2002-05-05 23:18 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-05-02 13:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-05-02 16:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-05-02 20:17 ` Miles Bader
2002-05-03 6:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-05-03 10:48 ` Miles Bader
2002-05-04 6:06 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2002-05-04 11:52 ` Miles Bader
2002-05-05 5:34 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-05 11:52 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-06 6:24 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-06 9:50 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-06 19:32 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2002-05-07 8:25 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-08 13:58 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-08 15:02 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-09 14:59 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-12 12:21 ` Florian Weimer
2002-05-13 14:18 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-13 14:28 ` Florian Weimer
2002-05-14 19:41 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-08 13:58 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-07 9:12 ` Miles Bader
2002-05-03 9:52 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-05-03 10:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-05-03 11:24 ` Kai Großjohann
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