From: Gregory Heytings <gregory@heytings.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: PROPOSAL: Repurpose one key and reserve it for third-party packages
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:07:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3966473cc1f3b3461943@heytings.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SA2PR10MB44740762D80C46278FCB4403F38E9@SA2PR10MB4474.namprd10.prod.outlook.com>
>>> My proposal is to separate any and all such possible default
>>> key-binding _changes_ from the simple act of declaring the keys so far
>>> unbound by default to be reserved for 3rd-party code.
>>
>> That just can't happen, it would be a arbitrary constraint that would
>> impair Emacs' evolution, it would mean that hundreds of small or large
>> potential improvements would not be possible anymore.
>
> Not at all. It would mean that Emacs would try harder not to add new
> default key bindings.
>
I see your point, but two maintainers clearly replied to your proposal and
said they will never agree with it. IMO it would be better to take that
as a postulate for further reflection.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-02-10 11:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 78+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-02-08 10:02 PROPOSAL: Repurpose one key and reserve it for third-party packages Gregory Heytings
2021-02-08 16:41 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-08 22:01 ` Francis Belliveau
2021-02-09 0:05 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-09 8:36 ` "Windows" key [was: Repurpose one key and reserve it for third-party] packages tomas
2021-02-10 22:54 ` PROPOSAL: Repurpose one key and reserve it for third-party packages Francis Belliveau
2021-02-09 6:31 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-09 9:13 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-10 11:17 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-09 17:13 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-09 17:49 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-09 18:12 ` Drew Adams
2021-02-09 19:23 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-09 20:52 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-09 21:15 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-09 21:47 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-09 22:06 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-09 22:58 ` Drew Adams
2021-02-09 23:23 ` Drew Adams
2021-02-09 23:48 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-10 11:07 ` Gregory Heytings [this message]
2021-02-10 9:05 ` Robert Thorpe
2021-02-10 14:42 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-10 14:59 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-10 11:33 ` [External] : " Jean Louis
2021-02-10 11:41 ` Thibaut Verron
2021-02-10 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-10 11:30 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-09 8:13 ` Marcin Borkowski
2021-02-09 9:13 ` Gregory Heytings
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2021-02-10 23:35 ` Philip K.
2021-02-11 8:45 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-11 13:53 ` Philip K.
2021-02-11 15:47 ` Philip K.
2021-02-11 15:59 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-11 16:20 ` Philip K.
2021-02-11 17:48 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-11 18:34 ` Philip K.
2021-02-11 21:15 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-11 22:48 ` Philip K.
2021-02-12 0:01 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-12 10:27 ` Philip K.
2021-02-12 11:59 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-12 13:23 ` Philip K.
2021-02-12 13:54 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-12 14:09 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-12 16:04 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-12 17:25 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-12 17:54 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-12 18:16 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-12 21:48 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-13 0:37 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-13 8:33 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-13 9:09 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-13 13:06 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-13 14:28 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-13 15:01 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-13 16:08 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-13 15:02 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-13 15:21 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-13 15:28 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-13 20:14 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-13 20:58 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-13 21:18 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-02-13 21:32 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-02-13 10:05 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-13 8:24 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-13 12:44 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-13 14:26 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-13 15:09 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-13 15:24 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-13 15:38 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-13 15:45 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-12 4:45 ` Robert Thorpe
2021-02-12 9:58 ` Philip K.
2021-02-11 16:59 ` Leo Butler
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2021-02-15 19:01 Gregory Heytings
2021-02-15 19:55 ` Dmitry Gutov
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