From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Per Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:16:32 +0100 Organization: The Church of Emacs 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 1102425442 10210 80.91.229.6 (7 Dec 2004 13:17:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:17:22 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 07 14:17:17 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CbfDR-0002hT-00 for ; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:17:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CbfND-0003iV-Ma for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:27:23 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CbfMl-0003gg-UI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:26:56 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CbfMk-0003fb-K0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:26:54 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CbfMk-0003fF-FW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:26:54 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.91.229.2] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CbfCn-00025n-Go for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:16:37 -0500 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CbfCm-0002ZB-00 for ; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:16:36 +0100 Original-Received: from sheridan.dina.kvl.dk ([130.225.40.227]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:16:36 +0100 Original-Received: from abraham by sheridan.dina.kvl.dk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:16:36 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Mail-Followup-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Lines: 9 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sheridan.dina.kvl.dk X-Face: +kRV2]2q}lixHkE{U)mY#+6]{AH=yN~S9@IFiOa@X6?GM|8MBp/ Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:eZRZlJDxHnUVKsWI5GqysY7DWPg= 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: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:30803 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:30803 Sorry for this very late answer in a dead thread, but I think one important factoid never came up: RMS changed mouse-1 in customize buffers to follow links, after consulting with a "naive user". The customize buffers are probably some of the first Emacs buffers with clickable links a new user sees. Thus, making mouse-1 follow links everywhere would make Emacs more consistent with itself, not just consistent with other applications.