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: Selection changes Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:49:08 +0900 Message-ID: <87r5j4uonv.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87ocea2ax1.fsf@stupidchicken.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1279248562 10717 80.91.229.12 (16 Jul 2010 02:49:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:49:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Chong Yidong , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 16 04:49:21 2010 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 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZazI-0005j3-Mg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:49:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43449 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OZazI-0006yC-7o for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:49:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=56129 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OZazC-0006y6-A9 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:49:15 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZazA-0005C3-Dw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:49:14 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:41569) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZazA-0005Bx-25; Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:49:12 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.231.253.29.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.253.29] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1OZaz7-0002yK-6D; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:49:09 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2490CDF8A; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:49:08 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:31:27 -0400") Original-Lines: 23 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/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:127404 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > I have a vague recollection that it worked this way long ago and it > caused problems for users. That was in the 90s and I don't remember > details. It's certainly worth trying again though -- (1) I think the emacs infrastructure for handling this stuff has been changed quite a bit (2) IIRC, one of the main complaints was just speed, and machines/etc are _much_ faster now (even your slow laptop ... :) (3) I've personally had it enabled for years, with zero problems IMHO, it really does make using emacs in conjunction with other X apps much nicer (things "just work"), and is clearly what noobs expect. -Miles -- Road, n. A strip of land along which one may pass from where it is too tiresome to be to where it is futile to go.