From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: notbob Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Issues with emacs Date: 26 Jun 2012 13:29:42 GMT Message-ID: References: <87bokbb4zw.fsf@gnu.org> <83086e1d-d66a-4e0c-95a7-92d10a6de7e7@f8g2000pbf.googlegroups.com> <87r4t3krun.fsf@friendface.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1340717415 1164 80.91.229.3 (26 Jun 2012 13:30:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:30:15 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 26 15:30:15 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SjVqR-0001Qc-3H for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:30:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54214 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SjVqN-00008v-V6 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:30:11 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 23 Original-X-Trace: individual.net iPDwnotBJ8RtyDYu0dMp4ARTe71qlTOwctP+Zj6NSu6qyllFMpt/TsV/M0veJWdKH5 Cancel-Lock: sha1:8bvDpS4ODrGQcbpCbL3j4Z9kiVA= User-Agent: slrn/0.9.9p1 (Linux) Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:193084 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:85479 Archived-At: On 2012-06-26, Tom wrote: > But it's also a possible that a skilled developer could make a > permanent living from developing Emacs features. Does emacs REALLY need MORE features!? It's already so complex, now, as to seem almost unfathomable to many. What emacs needs is some refining, perhaps even some simplification. I use slrn cuz it's much easier to follow, use, and config than gnus, even though they're basically the same utility. Another thing that can't hurt is better documentation. The only thing more arcane and vague than the official emacs manual are those geeky man pages. One could also make some money off documentation. I paid hard cash for the emacs O'Reilly books and consider it money well spent. In fact, I need to buy the 3rd edition and probably will. nb -- vi --the heart of evil! Support labeling GMOs