RE: S-SPC for non-editing modes (was: TAB for non-editing modes)

["Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>]

> BTW, should we bind S-SPC in some read-only modes to the same command
> as is bound to DEL?  In most browsers S-SPC is a synonym of DEL which
> scrolls the page backwards, and possibly users might expect it to work
> the same as in Emacs, particularly in Info and view-mode.  What I propose
> is at least to add two following bindings:
>
> (define-key Info-mode-map [?\S- ] 'Info-scroll-down)
> (define-key view-mode-map [?\S- ] 'View-scroll-page-backward)
>
> to info.el and view.el.  Currently S-SPC is translated to SPC in
> these modes which is useless.

Spend, spend, spend. Why not save a few bindings for a future rainy day? ;-)

The argument that we should do this because most browsers do it is a good
one, if true (I take your word for it).

But the argument that S-SPC is currently useless because it is unbound is
not a reason to bind it for this purpose.

Are new users really finding their habits so terribly violated by Emacs that
we need to make changes such as this? PageUp and PageDown are also used in
most browsers, and Emacs supports them. How much is enough?

Go ahead, if you really think it's helpful. If a better use for S-SPC comes
up, I'll argue to change it then. ;-)