From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: gathering data on how people use Emacs Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:17:19 +0100 Message-ID: <87bq531u1s.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: <20080324161300.191df4b6@reforged> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1206407859 705 80.91.229.12 (25 Mar 2008 01:17:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:17:39 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 25 02:18:09 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 1Jdxnj-0000lG-6B for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:18:07 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jdxn7-0003jb-V6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:17:29 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Jdxn4-0003j3-DE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:17:26 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Jdxn2-0003iM-Tx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:17:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jdxn2-0003iB-N0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:17:24 -0400 Original-Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.128.186]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Jdxn2-0005GE-Bl for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:17:24 -0400 Original-Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id 26so3637067fkx.10 for ; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:17:23 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.78.190.5 with SMTP id n5mr23599922huf.4.1206407842178; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:17:22 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from bzg.ath.cx ( [78.114.246.77]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id j9sm30023205mue.6.2008.03.24.18.17.20 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:17:21 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by bzg.ath.cx (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 667E5157978; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:17:19 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: (paul r.'s message of "Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:37:59 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110007 (No Gnus v0.7) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:93367 Archived-At: I'd rather poll users with simple questions like: - Should `transient-mark-mode' be ON by default? - Should `show-paren-mode' be ON by default? Of course, `transient-mark-mode' might not sound familiar to newbies. Then we need to find a better way to describe what it actually does. FWIW we can re-use a simple safe form like this one: http://www.legito.net/report_bug.php The output of this form is sent by email and the content of the email looks like: ,---- | * [#A] Bug report :BUG: | <2008-24-24 Mon 17:00> | :PROPERTIES: | :ID: fu3ouer3dt4igvt7fa2u4c6qv1 | :Package: org.el | :Emacs: Emacs 22 | :END: `---- So that you can easily gather the result of the poll in an Emacs org-mode file. -- Bastien