Rudolf Adamkovič writes: I think some of this stems from the fact that transient displays the choices in a window that is actually not the "current window/buffer" in the common Emacs sense --- it does take some getting used to --- at least in the beginning. I've gotten used to it over time, but only after writing some of my own Emacspeak wrappers --- on the positive side, the transient author has been very helpful in that process. So on the plus-side, magit/transient does go somewhat outside the "vanilla emacs box", but it's also a good opportunity to experiment with new/newer interaction paradigms. I dont think this will cause Emacs to go the Apple/Microsoft way since as a community, Emacs will never lock itself down to one single frozen way of doing UI. (Or at least I hope so):-) > Philip Kaludercic writes: > >> On the other hand something has always felt off about transient, in >> the sense that it is breaking some expected behaviour or couldn't >> pin-point yet, but just unconsciously stumble over. > > This is exactly how I feel about the "modern" interfaces in Emacs. I > reported a bug in Embark recently, and because I could not select and > copy the text, I ended up re-typing the text that was right in front > of me in Emacs. Say what? For me, Emacs is a program where I expect to > never waste time re-typing anything. Magit has a similar feel to it, > and I can never be sure if the program will allow me to select text in > the diverse parts of its user interface. In my opinion, such > uncertainty is bad for power users. I would expect this from Apple or > Microsoft software, because their latest “UX designers” surely know > better than anyone, but in Emacs? > > R+ -- Thanks, --Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research) ♈ Id: kg:/m/0285kf1 🦮