From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: Default history-length should be higher Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:45:17 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: References: <7a6753c5-cac9-4e60-be73-42467784e8eb@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1390639533 9805 80.91.229.3 (25 Jan 2014 08:45:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 08:45:33 +0000 (UTC) To: Tom , emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 25 09:45:39 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1W6yrz-0000TY-Ee for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 09:45:39 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50330 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W6yrz-0000qi-3f for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 03:45:39 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35160) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W6yro-0000qY-ML for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 03:45:37 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W6yrg-0001Ez-42 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 03:45:28 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:48333) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W6yrf-0001Eq-Ty for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 03:45:20 -0500 Original-Received: from ucsinet21.oracle.com (ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id s0P8jGut003251 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sat, 25 Jan 2014 08:45:17 GMT Original-Received: from userz7021.oracle.com (userz7021.oracle.com [156.151.31.85]) by ucsinet21.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s0P8jGQH027160 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Sat, 25 Jan 2014 08:45:16 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0003.oracle.com (abhmp0003.oracle.com [141.146.116.9]) by userz7021.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s0P8jFQs027156; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 08:45:16 GMT In-Reply-To: X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8 (707110) [OL 12.0.6680.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-Received-From: 141.146.126.69 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:169047 Archived-At: > > BTW, whether someone finds a history list of 1000 elements to be > > long or reasonable might also have to do with how they access its > > elements. > > > > If someone typically just cycles among elements using, say, `M-p', > > instead of searching (using, say, `M-r') or completing, then 1000 > > would generally be far too long a list - as would even 100 probably. > > (I tend to complete against the history list.) >=20 > All users should know at least M-r, it's in the manual, so it > should be no argument against a longer history list. I didn't mention it as an argument against a longer history list (of which I am in favor). My point was that what is long for one person might be short for another person, depending on how they typically access the history. The mere fact that `M-r' is documented does not mean that user X makes much use of it. Some people are cycling drones.