>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Uwe Brauer >> Cc: Philip Kaludercic , oub@mat.ucm.es, >> stefankangas@gmail.com, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org >> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:34:22 +0200 >> >> > Indeed. We leave these obsolete aliases for several major releases to >> > give people enough time to pay attention to those obsolescence >> > warnings, and change their code before the obsolete >> > variables/functions are actually deleted. >> >> Several comments, >> >> 1. I «load» via require and I therefore those message are somewhat >> difficult to notice. > I understand, but you are encouraged to pay attention to these > warnings, if you don't want surprises. >> 2. When I compile I of course see the warnings, but do you suggest >> that I just byte compile all my files after installing a new >> Emacs version? > Yes, I'd definitely recommend that. I do it myself on my systems, > FWIW. Oh my god, that will also end up taking me days. BTW, code, that worked in emacs 28 now gave an error because toggle-read-only is no longer known to be defined and here no hint was given what to use So I boldly replaced - (toggle-read-only nil)) by + (read-only-mode nil)) It worked >> 3. I still find the naming «find-file-not-found-functions» >> and therefore the call >> (add-hook 'find-file-not-found-functions >> 'insert-auto-insert-files 'append) >> counterintuitive, (now it is too late, but why wasn't this called >> «find-file-not-found-hook-functions» or something like this). > Longer names are harder to type and read. Yeah but maybe easier to find via apropos! >> 5. I still don't gasp the advantage of renaming functions and >> variables. I understand the benefit of introducing new functions and >> variables but the benefit of renaming variables and functions I >> fail to see. > It makes Emacs easier to learn and use. And it breaks backward compatibility. -- I strongly condemn Hamas heinous despicable pogroms/atrocities on Israel I strongly condemn Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine. I support to deliver weapons to Ukraine's military. I support the EU and NATO membership of Ukraine.