From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: John Wiegley Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Suggestion: Mapping of M-g should be goto-line Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 02:10:31 -0700 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1080206015 6972 80.91.224.253 (25 Mar 2004 09:13:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:13:35 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 25 10:13:23 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B6QvT-0003Dc-00 for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:13:23 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B6QvS-0004s5-01 for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:13:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B6QtQ-0003kf-2p for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 04:11:16 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1B6QtL-0003kB-Aw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 04:11:11 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1B6Qsp-0003eX-Hf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 04:11:10 -0500 Original-Received: from [204.251.10.90] (helo=pop.directnic.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B6Qsp-0003eN-2u for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 04:10:39 -0500 Original-Received: by pop.directnic.com (iris/0.135:492879); 25 Mar 2004 09:10:34 +0000 Original-Received: from pcp02548143pcs.pimaco01.az.comcast.net (EHLO Majnun.local.newartisans.com) (68.63.206.190) by pop.directnic.com (iris/0.135:492879/relay) with ESMTP for ; 25 Mar 2004 09:10:33 +0000 X-Envelope-Sender: johnw@gnu.org X-Envelope-Recipient: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: (Eli Zaretskii's message of "25 Mar 2004 09:23:52 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3.50 (darwin) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:20881 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:20881 Eli Zaretskii writes: >> Second, it is unlikely that new Emacs user, or even >> experienced one seldom uses this keybinding. I have yet to >> find use for this functionality (= never used in my Emacs >> lifetime). > > My $0.02: I use it whenever I use Enriched Text mode. I second the idea that M-g should bind to goto-line. My guess is that 99% of users have no clue what M-g currently does. Those using enriched text mode could always rebind. John