From: Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>
To: ams@gnu.org
Cc: Tom <levelhalom@gmail.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs learning curve
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:39:40 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTimQ7yKk4wJAdZHcGa7S0Dg2mTgyuy4J9tlDc29j@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1OXcpu-0006Wb-C8@fencepost.gnu.org>
2010/7/10 Alfred M. Szmidt <ams@gnu.org>:
> I doubt that words like yank, kill, point, etc hinder new users from
> using emacs. The argument seems extremly weak.
>
>
When I converted from Vim I was surprised when I learned that in
Emacs yanking means pasting. In Vim it means copying. Neither of
the uses made much sense to me.
What I'm trying to say is that yanking could mean anything. It is
not intuitive to anyone that yanking means inserting text that
was previously removed (sorry, murdered). The same applies for
killing and especially "point". Nice job on the last one.
The only reason I can think of to keep the current names of the
operations is that the underlying functions are named this way as
well and it would be impossible to simply change those now.
--
Deniz Dogan
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2010-07-09 19:12 Emacs learning curve Noah Lavine
2010-07-10 6:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-10 10:36 ` Tom
2010-07-10 11:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-10 11:41 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-10 15:07 ` Tom
2010-07-10 16:23 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-10 16:39 ` Deniz Dogan [this message]
2010-07-10 16:44 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-11 1:22 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-11 8:33 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-11 11:10 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-12 16:54 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-12 17:08 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-12 17:45 ` joakim
2010-07-12 17:59 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-13 6:41 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-12 17:53 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-12 17:48 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 18:05 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-10 17:57 ` Tom
2010-07-10 18:32 ` Bernardo Barros
2010-07-10 21:03 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-11 8:34 ` Tom
2010-07-11 10:51 ` Sebastian Rose
2010-07-11 16:05 ` Juri Linkov
2010-07-11 16:55 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-11 17:14 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 17:59 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-07-11 18:01 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-07-11 19:00 ` Jan Djärv
2010-07-11 19:08 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-07-11 22:49 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-12 7:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-12 9:00 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-07-12 9:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-12 20:56 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-07-11 18:00 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 22:49 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-11 23:18 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-11 18:05 ` Sebastian Rose
2010-07-11 18:15 ` Clipboard interactions [was: Re: Emacs learning curve] David De La Harpe Golden
2010-07-11 18:45 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-07-11 23:14 ` Clipboard interactions [was: " Juri Linkov
2010-07-12 9:00 ` Clipboard interactions Miles Bader
2010-07-12 15:57 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-12 16:59 ` Jan Djärv
2010-07-13 2:06 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-13 7:53 ` Jan Djärv
2010-07-13 8:41 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-11 15:08 ` Emacs learning curve Drew Adams
2010-08-04 20:54 ` Walter Alejandro Iglesias
2010-08-05 17:39 ` Barry Fishman
2010-08-06 2:48 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-06 2:59 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-08-06 3:10 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-06 5:18 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-06 11:43 ` Walter Alejandro Iglesias
2010-07-10 23:22 ` Juri Linkov
2010-07-11 1:00 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-11 1:44 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-11 2:14 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-11 2:23 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-11 2:47 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-18 19:33 ` Giorgos Keramidas
2010-08-02 9:19 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-02 13:26 ` Juanma Barranquero
2010-08-02 14:57 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-08-02 15:00 ` Juanma Barranquero
2010-08-02 15:50 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-08-02 18:19 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-08-02 20:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-02 21:42 ` Johan Bockgård
2010-08-04 17:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-02 14:16 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-02 15:07 ` Sean Sieger
2010-08-02 15:55 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-08-02 20:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-02 21:11 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-02 18:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-02 18:37 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-08-02 19:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-02 20:02 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-08-03 5:57 ` David Kastrup
2010-08-02 18:39 ` Tom
2010-08-02 18:43 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-08-02 19:53 ` joakim
2010-08-03 22:07 ` Eric M. Ludlam
2010-08-04 9:13 ` David Kastrup
2010-08-04 9:42 ` Alex Ott
2010-08-03 3:33 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-03 18:45 ` Andy Wingo
2010-08-04 12:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-07-10 15:01 ` Noah Lavine
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-08-02 19:02 grischka
2010-07-15 15:05 grischka
2010-07-14 17:14 grischka
2010-07-14 18:05 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-15 8:33 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-15 13:49 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-16 1:31 ` Richard Stallman
2010-07-16 2:52 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-16 5:30 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-13 2:13 grischka
2010-07-13 5:58 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 19:18 grischka
2010-07-12 20:53 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-12 21:07 ` immanuel litzroth
2010-07-12 22:03 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 22:29 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-12 23:22 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-12 23:53 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-13 1:17 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-13 3:07 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-13 5:59 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-14 8:18 ` Tom
2010-07-14 9:38 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-14 10:31 ` Tom
2010-07-14 18:32 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-15 8:22 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-15 8:51 ` Tom
2010-07-15 9:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-15 9:27 ` Tom
2010-07-15 9:41 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-15 10:09 ` Tom
2010-07-15 10:24 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-15 10:31 ` Tom
2010-07-15 15:05 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-15 15:15 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-15 15:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-16 4:35 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-16 9:15 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-16 9:25 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-16 10:39 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-07-15 10:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-15 10:14 ` Tom
2010-07-15 10:25 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-15 10:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-16 16:56 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-16 17:12 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-16 17:27 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-07-16 17:38 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-16 18:11 ` Teemu Likonen
2010-07-16 18:23 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-07-16 20:10 ` Teemu Likonen
2010-07-16 22:16 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-17 5:45 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-16 23:07 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-17 6:02 ` Teemu Likonen
2010-07-17 6:29 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-07-17 7:21 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-17 7:43 ` Teemu Likonen
2010-07-17 12:15 ` Juri Linkov
2010-07-17 12:27 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-17 13:01 ` John Yates
2010-07-17 16:15 ` Juri Linkov
2010-07-17 12:50 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-07-17 16:11 ` Juri Linkov
2010-07-19 19:39 ` Andy Wingo
2010-07-19 19:47 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-17 14:28 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-17 15:56 ` Teemu Likonen
2010-07-18 13:00 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-18 19:21 ` Teemu Likonen
2010-07-20 1:56 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-20 23:25 ` Kim F. Storm
2010-07-17 6:09 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-07-22 12:15 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-22 13:16 ` Tassilo Horn
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2010-07-23 12:53 ` Ivan Andrus
2010-07-16 18:15 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-07-16 18:59 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-16 19:02 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-16 19:14 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-16 18:16 ` Jan Djärv
2010-07-22 17:52 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-22 18:04 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-22 18:38 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-22 18:40 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-22 22:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-07-16 9:04 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-16 19:05 ` Ivan Kanis
2010-07-16 22:26 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-17 17:08 ` Ivan Kanis
2010-07-17 17:51 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-22 11:36 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-22 12:14 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-07-22 12:18 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-22 13:03 ` Tassilo Horn
2010-07-22 18:01 ` Ivan Kanis
2010-07-22 19:45 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-22 19:56 ` Wojciech Meyer
2010-07-22 21:58 ` Stephen Eilert
2010-07-23 6:08 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-23 6:23 ` Fren Zeee
2010-07-23 18:23 ` Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
2010-07-23 7:28 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-22 12:24 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-22 12:37 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-22 14:20 ` Davis Herring
2010-07-22 15:59 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-22 17:52 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-17 20:09 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-17 11:15 ` Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
2010-07-21 15:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-07-21 15:48 ` Sebastian Rose
2010-07-21 16:50 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-22 17:52 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-22 18:40 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-22 19:21 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-22 19:27 ` Wojciech Meyer
2010-07-25 12:33 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-25 14:22 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-25 14:59 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-25 16:04 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-25 20:32 ` Fabian Ezequiel Gallina
2010-07-23 17:20 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-23 17:57 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-23 18:19 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-24 3:33 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-24 4:51 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-24 11:52 ` Kim F. Storm
2010-07-24 14:09 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-25 2:07 ` David Robinow
2010-07-23 13:47 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-07-23 14:41 ` Tom
2010-07-23 16:02 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-23 17:50 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-23 18:07 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-23 20:28 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-23 22:21 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-23 23:46 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-23 23:52 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-24 1:16 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-24 14:30 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-23 19:12 ` Tom
2010-07-24 8:55 ` Leo
2010-07-24 13:48 ` joakim
2010-07-24 17:57 ` Wojciech Meyer
2010-07-23 18:25 ` Juanma Barranquero
2010-07-23 18:50 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-23 19:27 ` Juanma Barranquero
2010-07-24 6:38 ` Ivan Andrus
2010-07-23 17:46 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-14 12:13 ` René Kyllingstad
2010-07-13 1:58 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-13 3:25 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-13 6:17 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-13 6:34 ` Tom
2010-07-13 8:02 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-13 8:32 ` Tom
2010-07-13 9:03 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-13 9:20 ` Tom
2010-07-13 9:19 ` immanuel litzroth
2010-07-13 11:59 ` Eric M. Ludlam
2010-07-13 12:07 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-13 12:54 ` joakim
2010-07-13 15:33 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-13 15:49 ` joakim
2010-07-13 18:02 ` Alex Ott
2010-07-13 16:12 ` David Engster
2010-07-13 16:26 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-13 18:45 ` David Engster
2010-07-14 2:49 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-14 11:43 ` Eric M. Ludlam
2010-07-14 13:06 ` David Engster
2010-07-13 17:12 ` Chong Yidong
2010-07-13 22:09 ` Eric M. Ludlam
2010-07-13 12:19 ` joakim
2010-07-13 12:41 ` Tom
2010-07-13 20:08 ` Joe Brenner
2010-07-14 17:16 ` Richard Stallman
2010-07-13 21:01 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-13 21:14 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-13 21:58 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-14 10:41 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-14 14:03 ` Drew Adams
2010-07-14 18:36 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-12 23:28 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2010-07-13 0:18 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-13 16:54 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-13 23:27 ` Richard Stallman
2010-07-13 7:56 ` christian.lynbech
2010-07-13 8:10 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-13 8:44 ` joakim
2010-07-13 9:09 ` immanuel litzroth
2010-07-13 11:43 ` Eric M. Ludlam
2010-07-13 23:36 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-13 9:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-13 22:37 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-14 0:24 ` Juanma Barranquero
2010-07-14 2:32 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-07-14 7:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-13 9:49 ` Miles Bader
2010-07-13 23:06 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-07-13 13:51 ` Richard Stallman
2010-07-13 14:10 ` David Kastrup
2010-07-13 17:03 ` Uday S Reddy
2010-07-13 18:29 ` grischka
2010-07-14 17:16 ` Richard Stallman
2010-07-15 15:36 ` grischka
2010-07-29 20:46 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-07-31 12:02 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-31 13:32 ` martin rudalics
2010-07-31 13:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-07-31 15:04 ` martin rudalics
2010-08-02 14:56 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-08-02 15:43 ` Sean Sieger
2010-07-10 19:27 MON KEY
2010-07-11 2:16 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-11 3:39 ` MON KEY
2010-07-11 11:05 ` Lennart Borgman
2010-07-08 7:44 Efforts to attract more users? joakim
2010-07-09 3:05 ` Richard Stallman
2010-07-09 7:33 ` Emacs learning curve (was Re: Efforts to attract more users?) christian.lynbech
2010-07-09 7:43 ` Emacs learning curve Masatake YAMATO
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