From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Folding emacsclient into emacs (was: New start up splash screen annoyance...) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:37:14 +0200 Message-ID: <86ir6gw1w5.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> References: <87sl5n5yem.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87fy1nbe4f.fsf@jurta.org> <86myvu2zw1.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <87d4wodiof.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87ir6gtx7w.fsf_-_@olgas.newt.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1189597058 19018 80.91.229.12 (12 Sep 2007 11:37:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:37:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: bob@rattlesnake.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 12 13:37:36 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IVQX7-0001fP-KB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:37:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IVQX7-0004N5-50 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:37:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IVQX2-0004It-61 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:37:20 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IVQWy-0004DP-JL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:37:18 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IVQWy-0004Cv-8t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:37:16 -0400 Original-Received: from pc3.berlin.powerweb.de ([62.67.228.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IVQWx-0005Zb-No for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:37:16 -0400 Original-Received: from quinscape.de (dslnet.212-29-44.ip210.dokom.de [212.29.44.210] (may be forged)) by pc3.berlin.powerweb.de (8.9.3p3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA25541 for ; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:37:10 +0200 X-Delivered-To: Original-Received: (qmail 22090 invoked from network); 12 Sep 2007 11:37:14 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO lola.quinscape.zz) ([10.0.3.43]) (envelope-sender ) by ns.quinscape.de (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 12 Sep 2007 11:37:14 -0000 Original-Received: by lola.quinscape.zz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7D32A8F8ED; Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:37:14 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: (Robert J. Chassell's message of "Wed\, 12 Sep 2007 11\:25\:39 +0000 \(UTC\)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-Detected-Kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:78665 Archived-At: "Robert J. Chassell" writes: > Bill Wohler wrote > > ... consider other legitimate use cases such as "sudo emacs FILE" > > That is another bad habit. It is an illegitimate use of the feature. > Don't you keep a root owned instance of Emacs running all the time you > are at your terminal, when it is safe to run as root? Or run as > another user? Do you start other fundamental programs frequently, > like xterms or your window managers? Whatever. It is not the job of Emacs to punish users that have different work styles or preferences or habits from yours or mine. Emacs is the tool, not the master. -- David Kastrup