From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Damien Elmes Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.. Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 15:19:48 +1000 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <86it1ql217.fsf@mobile.repose.cx> References: <87lm6xiruh.fsf@computer.localdomain> <5xu1liwmu6.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <200208261526.g7QFQX624783@rum.cs.yale.edu> <5xu1lgu1e4.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <200208271621.g7RGLNm30516@rum.cs.yale.edu> <5xhehfe3aj.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <874rdfaytt.fsf@pot.cnuce.cnr.it> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1030857766 25556 127.0.0.1 (1 Sep 2002 05:22:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 05:22:46 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17lNC9-0006e5-00 for ; Sun, 01 Sep 2002 07:22:45 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17lNjj-00042L-00 for ; Sun, 01 Sep 2002 07:57:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17lNDb-0001IF-00; Sun, 01 Sep 2002 01:24:15 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17lNC1-0001Fv-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Sep 2002 01:22:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17lNBz-0001Fj-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Sep 2002 01:22:36 -0400 Original-Received: from cpe-203-51-32-241.nsw.bigpond.net.au ([203.51.32.241] helo=plethora.repose.cx) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17lNBy-0001Ff-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Sep 2002 01:22:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mobile (respite.repose.cx [192.168.1.128]) by plethora.repose.cx (Postfix) with SMTP id 83E56818D for ; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 15:30:39 +1000 (EST) Original-Received: by mobile (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sun, 1 Sep 2002 15:19:49 +1000 Original-To: Emacs Devel In-Reply-To: (huug's message of "Sun, 01 Sep 2002 07:13:33 +0200") Original-Lines: 21 User-Agent: Gnus/5.090007 (Oort Gnus v0.07) Emacs/21.2 (i386-debian-linux-gnu) Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:7238 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:7238 huug writes: > On 2002-08-30, Richard Stallman wrote: >> The F2 bindings are also available as C-x 6 bindings, so nothing >> needs to be done, I think. >> >> Do people think we should remove the F2 bindings? We could provide >> commands on F2 and F3 that resemble simple text editors. > > I'ld like that very much, thank you. I cannot recall how often that > binding has bitten me, but it probably runs into five figures, if not > more. Enough for me to almost completely forget there used to be a > practical function bound to that key :( I'm all for removing the F2 binding, but please don't replace F2/F3 with load and save. Bindings that close together are a recipe for disaster. Regards, -- Damien Elmes