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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: rms@gnu.org
Cc: ofv@wanadoo.es, drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding.
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:54:49 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83zh0josom.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1l7twa-0003Jt-H1@fencepost.gnu.org> (message from Richard Stallman on Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:46:12 -0500)

> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Cc: eliz@gnu.org, ofv@wanadoo.es, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:46:12 -0500
> 
> I think this shoula also apply to considering a feature
> that would be an incompatibility, or would voilate
> established conventions and patterns.
> 
> Incompatibilities include changing the behavior of a series of keys
> which isn't erroneous (for instance, C-x o o or C-x o ,).
> 
> An example of violating a pattern is defining C-x followed by a
> capital letter to mean something different from the corresponding
> lower-case letter.

I think keeping these patterns could be a good idea, but if we want
these patterns not to be violated, we need to document them first.
Right now, none of these two patterns are documented (AFAICT), and at
least for me it was a surprise to learn that they are patterns we are
supposed to try not to break.



  reply	other threads:[~2021-02-05  7:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 292+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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2021-02-02 13:49 ` Concern about new binding Ergus
2021-02-02 15:21   ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-02-02 18:47     ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-02-02 18:53       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-02 19:00         ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-02-02 19:16           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-02 20:03             ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-02-02 22:14             ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-03  3:35               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03  4:44                 ` Drew Adams
2021-02-03  5:36                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03 16:03                     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-03 16:37                       ` Stefan Monnier
2021-02-03 17:02                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05  5:46                   ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-05  7:54                     ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2021-02-05 10:04                       ` Robert Pluim
2021-02-05 11:34                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05 18:27                         ` Drew Adams
2021-02-07  5:33                         ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-07 13:22                           ` Robert Pluim
2021-02-07 14:54                             ` Ergus
2021-02-07 18:44                           ` Drew Adams
2021-02-07  5:59                         ` Yuri Khan
2021-02-05 16:55                     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-02 19:07         ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-02 19:14           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05  5:46         ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-05  7:11           ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-05 12:36             ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-05 18:31               ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-07  5:33             ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-07 18:19               ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-08  3:43                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-08  5:41                   ` Matt Armstrong
2021-02-08  6:06                     ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-08 15:14                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-08 18:00                         ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-08 17:56                       ` Matt Armstrong
2021-02-09  6:03                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-09 16:22                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-08  6:11                   ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-12  9:29               ` Jean Louis
2021-02-13  3:26                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-13 11:32                   ` Rmail filter, or using sieve - was " Jean Louis
2021-02-05  8:02           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05  8:46             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05 10:21               ` Robert Pluim
2021-02-07  5:43               ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-07 15:07                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-08  3:44                   ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-08 15:09                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-07  5:33             ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-02 22:07       ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-03  5:52     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-03  6:08       ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-02-03  7:05         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03 16:12           ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-03 17:13             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03 18:01               ` spacibba--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-02-03 18:14                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03 22:16                   ` Ergus
2021-02-04  0:41                     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-04  7:00                       ` Ergus
2021-02-04 15:05                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-04 15:56                           ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-04 16:28                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-04 16:42                               ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-05  5:49                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-04 16:46                             ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-04 17:55                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-04 19:29                                 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-04 20:23                                   ` Joost Kremers
2021-02-04 20:52                                     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-05 15:58                                       ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-02-06  9:57                                         ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-04 21:00                                   ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-02-04 21:15                                     ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-04 22:02                                       ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-02-12  9:17                                         ` Jean Louis
2021-02-12 17:28                                           ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-02-04 21:15                                   ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-04 22:12                                     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-05  0:45                                       ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-05  4:13                                         ` Karl Fogel
2021-02-05  7:27                                           ` Jose A. Ortega Ruiz
2021-02-05 23:38                                             ` Karl Fogel
2021-02-06  1:36                                               ` jao
2021-02-06  2:31                                                 ` Karl Fogel
2021-02-12  9:07                                               ` Jean Louis
2021-02-12 13:27                                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-05 18:22                                           ` Drew Adams
2021-02-12  8:53                                           ` Jean Louis
2021-02-12  9:08                                             ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-04 22:24                                     ` Juri Linkov
2021-02-05  8:59                                       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-05  9:12                                         ` Juri Linkov
2021-02-06  9:56                                           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-06 10:09                                             ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-06 18:24                                             ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-06 19:20                                             ` Juri Linkov
2021-02-07 12:08                                               ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-07 12:39                                                 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-07 14:52                                                   ` Ergus
2021-02-07 20:44                                                     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-08  5:49                                                       ` Teemu Likonen
2021-02-07 18:43                                                   ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-07 23:57                                                     ` Ergus
2021-02-08  1:18                                                       ` Drew Adams
2021-02-10  8:49                                                         ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-09 23:22                                                   ` Karthik Chikmagalur
2021-02-15 18:15                                                     ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-16  2:13                                                       ` Karthik Chikmagalur
2021-02-16  5:37                                                         ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-06 19:32                                             ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-06 19:58                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-06 20:09                                                 ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-06 20:20                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-06 20:28                                                     ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-06 20:37                                               ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-06 20:44                                                 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-06 20:49                                                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-06 21:00                                                     ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-06 21:02                                                     ` Andreas Schwab
2021-02-06 20:59                                                 ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-05  9:14                                         ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-05 12:39                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-04 23:20                                     ` Jose A. Ortega Ruiz
2021-02-05  0:46                                       ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-06  2:37                                         ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-05  7:22                                       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-05  7:51                                         ` jao
2021-02-04 18:02                               ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-04 18:08                               ` 28.0.50; Move revert-buffer global binding into a prefix map Sean Whitton
2021-02-04 19:49                                 ` bug#46300: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-07 12:31                                 ` bug#46300: " Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-07 18:41                                   ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-05  5:13                               ` Concern about new binding Ergus
2021-02-06  7:28                               ` Teemu Likonen
2021-02-06  9:40                                 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-06  9:59                                   ` Teemu Likonen
2021-02-04 16:06                           ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-05  5:49                             ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-05  8:16                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05  9:11                                 ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-05 11:15                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05 11:35                                     ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-05 12:55                                     ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-05 18:31                                     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-05 18:24                                 ` Drew Adams
2021-02-05 18:46                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05 19:41                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-07  5:33                                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-07 15:05                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-07 20:12                                     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-08  3:44                                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-05  9:21                               ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-05  9:38                                 ` Joost Kremers
2021-02-05 10:42                                   ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-05 18:29                                     ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-06  1:32                                     ` Joost Kremers
2021-02-06 10:59                                       ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-06 12:08                                       ` Andreas Schwab
2021-02-05 10:51                                   ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-05 18:30                                     ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-05 18:28                                   ` Drew Adams
2021-02-12  7:34                                     ` Jean Louis
2021-02-05 11:21                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05 12:07                                   ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-05 12:39                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05 12:39                                     ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-05 12:41                                       ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-06 15:23                                     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-06 18:19                                       ` Ergus
2021-02-12  9:47                                       ` Jean Louis
2021-02-05 18:31                                   ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-05 19:14                                   ` Ergus via Emacs development discussions.
2021-02-05 19:43                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05 23:57                                     ` chad
2021-02-05 18:26                                 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-05 20:26                                   ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-05 20:54                                     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-05 21:41                                       ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-05 22:43                                         ` Drew Adams
2021-02-05 23:38                                           ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-06  0:45                                             ` Drew Adams
2021-02-06  9:29                                               ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-06 18:09                                                 ` Drew Adams
2021-02-12  7:59                                                   ` Jean Louis
2021-02-12 17:35                                                     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-12  8:21                                                   ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-12  9:09                                                     ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-12 11:26                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-12 15:11                                                       ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-12 15:30                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-12 16:56                                                         ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-12 17:37                                                           ` Drew Adams
2021-02-12 18:25                                                             ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-12 21:41                                                           ` Super key in console? Jean Louis
2021-02-14 18:43                                                           ` [External] : Re: Concern about new binding Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-14 19:14                                                             ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-15 10:57                                                               ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-15 11:45                                                                 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-15 16:19                                                                   ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-15 13:44                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-02-12 17:36                                                     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-14 18:43                                                       ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-13  1:20                                                     ` Karthik Chikmagalur
2021-02-13 10:55                                                       ` Jean Louis
2021-02-13  8:22                                                     ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-07  5:43                                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-12  8:35                                 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-12  8:19                     ` [External] : " Jean Louis
2021-02-12 11:19                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-12  8:05                   ` Jean Louis
2021-02-04  7:39             ` Joost Kremers
2021-02-02 16:28   ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-02 16:50   ` Karl Fogel
2021-02-02 17:33     ` Invoking Magit (was: Concern about new binding) Stefan Monnier
2021-02-02 18:29       ` Invoking Magit Karl Fogel
2021-02-02 19:59         ` Stefan Monnier
2021-02-02 22:49           ` Karl Fogel
2021-02-02 17:45     ` Concern about new binding Thibaut Verron
2021-02-02 18:04       ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-02 18:52         ` Karl Fogel
2021-02-02 18:51       ` Karl Fogel
2021-02-02 20:02         ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-02 18:56       ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-02-05  5:46       ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-02 22:10   ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-02 22:22     ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-03  1:02       ` Ergus
2021-02-03  2:32         ` Drew Adams
2021-02-03  0:56     ` Ergus
2021-02-03  3:28       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03  3:58         ` Ergus
2021-02-03  5:17           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03  7:40     ` martin rudalics
2021-02-03  9:36       ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-03 11:06         ` martin rudalics
2021-02-04  5:39           ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-03  5:52   ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-03  9:37     ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-03 10:50       ` Robert Pluim
2021-02-03 11:12         ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-03 11:20           ` Andreas Schwab
2021-02-03 11:27             ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-03 11:43               ` Andreas Schwab
2021-02-03 12:51                 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-03 13:15                   ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-03 15:00                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03 15:13                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-03 16:29                         ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-03 17:12                           ` Yuan Fu
2021-02-03 17:24                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03 16:27                       ` Drew Adams
2021-02-03 17:17                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-04  5:46                           ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-04 15:02                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-05  5:50                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-05  7:12                                 ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-05  8:30                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-03 16:23                     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-04  5:48                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-03 13:31                   ` Andreas Schwab
2021-02-03 13:43                     ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-02-03 14:10                       ` Andreas Schwab
2021-02-04  5:47                       ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-03 16:21                   ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-03 16:19               ` Drew Adams
2021-02-03 16:18             ` Drew Adams
2021-02-03 16:16           ` Drew Adams
2021-02-04 17:03           ` Juri Linkov
2021-02-03 11:31         ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-02-04  5:39           ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-04  8:31             ` Robert Pluim
2021-02-03 16:15         ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-04  0:41       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-04  5:39       ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-03 19:22     ` Sean Whitton
2021-02-04  5:41       ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-04  8:49         ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-04  8:52           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-04  9:09             ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-04  9:49               ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-04 10:10                 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-04 10:20                   ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-04 10:25                     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-04 12:26                       ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-04 15:16                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-04 11:08                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-04 12:26                   ` Gregory Heytings

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