Turn on uniquify by default

Turn on uniquify by default

[Tom]

I saw many times people asking the question on the net how the
default display of identicaly buffer names (buf<1>, buf<2>, etc.)
can be improved in emacs. People usually don't find uniquify in
the manual.

Should uniquify with style post-forward-angle-brackets (which 
resembles the current default) be turned on by default? 
It is a great improvement over the default display of duplicate names
and feels like a much better default.

Re: Turn on uniquify by default

[Rüdiger Sonderfeld]

On Saturday 23 November 2013 19:44:12 Tom wrote:
> I saw many times people asking the question on the net how the
> default display of identicaly buffer names (buf<1>, buf<2>, etc.)
> can be improved in emacs. People usually don't find uniquify in
> the manual.
> 
> Should uniquify with style post-forward-angle-brackets (which
> resembles the current default) be turned on by default?
> It is a great improvement over the default display of duplicate names
> and feels like a much better default.

+1

I absolutely agree.  It is probably something most users turn on anyway unless 
they don't know about it.  And it will create a better first impression for 
new users.

Regards,
Rüdiger

Re: Turn on uniquify by default

[Stefan Monnier]

> Should uniquify with style post-forward-angle-brackets (which 
> resembles the current default) be turned on by default?

I for one have been using uniquify for ever and am all in favor.
Obviously, the choice of which default to use is going to be a great
bikeshedding opportunity.  So people, please focus first on whether you
want it enabled, and keep the bikeshedding for later.


        Stefan

Re: Turn on uniquify by default

[Bozhidar Batsov]

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I’m also in favour of enabling it by default. For what is worth - not a single Prelude user has ever complained about it being enabled by default in Prelude. AFAIK all popular Emacs configurations enable it by default as well. I guess the default style should be 'post-forward-angle-brackets for historical reasons, although I personally find 'forward easier to mind-parse and more natural.

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Cheers,
Bozhidar

On November 23, 2013 at 10:52:45 PM, Stefan Monnier (monnier@iro.umontreal.ca) wrote:

> Should uniquify with style post-forward-angle-brackets (which  
> resembles the current default) be turned on by default?  

I for one have been using uniquify for ever and am all in favor.  
Obviously, the choice of which default to use is going to be a great  
bikeshedding opportunity. So people, please focus first on whether you  
want it enabled, and keep the bikeshedding for later.  


Stefan  


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Re: Turn on uniquify by default

[Dmitry Gutov]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> people, please focus first on whether you want it enabled

Yes!

Re: Turn on uniquify by default

[Sean Sieger]

Tom <adatgyujto@gmail.com> writes:

> I saw many times people asking the question on the net how the
> default display of identicaly buffer names (buf<1>, buf<2>, etc.)
> can be improved in emacs. People usually don't find uniquify in
> the manual.
>
> Should uniquify with style post-forward-angle-brackets (which 
> resembles the current default) be turned on by default? 
> It is a great improvement over the default display of duplicate names
> and feels like a much better default.

Me, too.