From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: desirability of boxquote-style snippets for helping new users
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:41:56 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <gkp358$o99$2@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20524da70901151741n2ee14a3fta28b32b32d45b132@mail.gmail.com>
Samuel Wales wrote:
> I have noticed more people using boxquote and similar ways of setting
> off code. This makes it pretty and makes it stand out, both of which
> are good things.
>
> However, most prefix every line. For example, boxquote by default uses "|".
>
> While an experienced user can figure out rectangle commands or write a
> command to unpack the quote, new users and users who can't type much
> might skip using the code to avoid having to do that. And a very new
> user could actually stick the whole thing in .emacs and wonder why it
> doesn't work. It adds to the burden of fixing a problem or meeting a
> need in emacs without providing much benefit. Even a few keystrokes
> can do that.
>
> Perhaps quotes of code, in all packages like boxquote, could by
> default get fancy only on the lines precediing and following.
>
> What do you think?
,----[ C-h f boxquote-unbox RET ]
| boxquote-unbox is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `boxquote.el'.
| (boxquote-unbox)
|
| Remove the boxquote that contains `point'.
|
| [back]
`----
--
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-16 4:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-16 1:41 desirability of boxquote-style snippets for helping new users Samuel Wales
2009-01-16 2:13 ` Matthew Lundin
2009-01-16 4:41 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2023-08-18 20:46 ` Samuel Wales
2009-01-16 9:56 ` Tassilo Horn
[not found] ` <mailman.5042.1232113758.26697.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-01-16 15:05 ` [Orgmode] " Sébastien Vauban
2009-01-16 21:05 ` Allan Gottlieb
[not found] ` <mailman.5078.1232139937.26697.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-01-20 13:08 ` Sébastien Vauban
2009-01-22 9:42 ` Reiner Steib
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