From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: CUA-mode features and documenation Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:50:50 +0900 Message-ID: <878x1os6mt.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <000d01c86c82$700dccc0$7051908d@us.oracle.com> <200802121430.m1CEUc6k013361@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <002601c86d8a$a0454db0$405a908d@us.oracle.com> <87tzkdnkee.fsf@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> <87ir0sonaa.fsf_-_@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> <200802131623.m1DGNrls003614@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <87odakwl2r.fsf@jurta.org> <87myq4saw1.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <878x1ov227.fsf@jurta.org> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1202950276 6702 80.91.229.12 (14 Feb 2008 00:51:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:51:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Dan Nicolaescu , emacs-devel@gnu.org, storm@cua.dk To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 14 01:51:39 2008 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 1JPSKA-0002jG-V7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:51:39 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JPSJh-0002JJ-6P for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:51:09 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JPSJd-0002IL-72 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:51:05 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JPSJY-0002EK-Bj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:51:04 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JPSJY-0002Dy-54 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:51:00 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JPSJT-0005AA-VI; Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:50:56 -0500 Original-Received: from 203-216-97-023.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.97.23] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1JPSJP-00011b-NS; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:50:51 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 7DF3D2FF7; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:50:50 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <878x1ov227.fsf@jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:01:20 +0200") Original-Lines: 18 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:89009 Archived-At: Juri Linkov writes: >> _Instead_ of? I think you've been smoking too much Xah Lee... > > I am not an extremist but it seems that having two similar menu items > will be too confusing. I think `cua-selection-mode' is closer to what > most users expect from this type of thing nowadays. Most users expect MS word. That's not what Emacs is. transient-mark-mode is a popular and straight-forward feature that highlights (heh!) Emacs' native command set, and I don't think we should bury such things. -Miles -- Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the Goverment from running amok by hamstringing it.