Re: Making new files

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> Will do things a different way, disregarding the existence of "Visit
> New File".

I think before treating people of stupid, I'd advise to understand why
we do things differently from what you're used to, and I get the
impression that you don't understand that yet.

Basically, in Emacs we don't distinguish whether you're opening an
existing file or a new file.  You just `C-x C-f` and then put the name
of the file.  The name of the file tells Emacs where to save backups,
which mode to use, which project it belongs to, etc...

If the user just says "give me a new file buffer", we can't provide
a very good experience because we don't know where this file will be
saved, which project it will belong to, and most importantly which mode
it should use.  LibreOffice has a similar problem so when you ask for
a "new document" it has to prompt you back to choose the kind of
document, which is akin to our major modes, except we have many more
major modes.  Choosing a file name is usually not harder for you than
choosing a major mode, and it gives Emacs more information.


        Stefan