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Terje Bless wrote:
> Perhaps I just overestimate my own ability to adapt compared to the average
> user (arrogance was ever my vice, I'm afraid). I've adapted fairly well to
> this way of doing things.
> 
> Let me try to be more specific.
> 
> 
> 1. The split view is somewhat overloaded; it's used for both the
>    function that dialogs hold in other environments and for regular
>    split-view.

This list of UI problems is huge.  Maybe it'd be better off somewhere more 
permanent and easy to browse, like a web or wiki page?

Can we put this stuff on a wiki?  Maybe the emacs wiki?  Anybody know the url?