From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs manual mentioning thumbs mode but not tumme Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:38:45 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87slb8szz9.fsf@debby.local.net> <17947.65334.841905.101671@farnswood.snap.net.nz> <17949.22877.645175.478069@farnswood.snap.net.nz> <17950.43941.498605.877229@farnswood.snap.net.nz> <876481t7mu.fsf@debby.local.net> <7dbe73ed0704130201n1c365d4cy9635c1e84886a710@mail.gmail.com> <87wt0frzs0.fsf@debby.local.net> <87y7ktif0n.fsf@debby.local.net> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1176738258 22845 80.91.229.12 (16 Apr 2007 15:44:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:44:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: nickrob@snap.net.nz, mathias.dahl@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Dieter Wilhelm Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 16 17:44:12 2007 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 1HdTN9-0006ir-SC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:44:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HdTRm-00029R-A1 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:48:54 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HdTP2-0000cQ-M9 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:46:04 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HdTP1-0000c1-Uk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:46:04 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HdTP1-0000bw-Pp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:46:03 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HdTKO-0005eB-NM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:41:16 -0400 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HdTHx-000162-4x; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:38:45 -0400 In-reply-to: <87y7ktif0n.fsf@debby.local.net> (message from Dieter Wilhelm on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:00:56 +0200) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:69500 Archived-At: > It is the conceptual cost for users. Not so when the explanation for the existence of thumbs is so concise. The user is guided and recommended to tumme and in one sentence you could mention thumbs as an alternative for image viewing. The user has then the option to experiment. That IS a conceptual cost. It means that instead of a simple and clear recommendation, we say "maybe this, maybe that." Users can find this confusing.