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On Sat, Sep 07, 2002 at 02:01:30PM +0200, Per Abrahamsen wrote:
> > Agreed.  Customize should be a friendly face for the existing
> > infrastructure, not a distant relative...
> 
> Emacs will never be easy to customize, then.

How do you draw _that_ conclusion?

In particular note that _all_ of the proposed mechanisms for customizing
keybindings will work pretty well for users that only use customize.  All
we're doing now is trying to make sure that things also work nicely for those
who wish to mix customize and non-customize keybindings.

-Miles
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