From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: arrow keys vs. C-f/b/n/p Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:43:24 +0900 Message-ID: <871vcc4xhf.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87d3w2ncqs.fsf_-_@lola.goethe.zz> <87iq5py7xk.fsf@stupidchicken.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1276321423 21310 80.91.229.12 (12 Jun 2010 05:43:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:43:43 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Chong Yidong , David Kastrup , Eli Zaretskii , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: James Cloos Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jun 12 07:43:41 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONJVM-0007zk-MI for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:43:40 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60715 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ONJVL-0001P8-Sh for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:43:39 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=52377 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ONJVC-0001OL-Kn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:43:31 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONJVB-0002na-Ka for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:43:30 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]:59774) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONJV8-0002md-6o; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:43:26 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.231.154.7.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.154.7] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1ONJV7-00038i-2Q; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:43:25 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E13B9DF8B; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:43:24 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (James Cloos's message of "Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:12:37 -0400") Original-Lines: 18 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:125783 Archived-At: James Cloos writes: > Oh, and my personal preference, as a l2r reader who occasionally deals > with r2l text, is for both C-f/C-b and LEFT/RIGHT to *always* move in > logical order. The feedback that provides is useful and welcome. I agree. All of this seems like excessive hand-wringing and premature optimization to me. In general I think it's good to keep things simple and consistent to begin with, and only start adding complications if there's solid user demand... -Miles -- "Nah, there's no bigger atheist than me. Well, I take that back. I'm a cancer screening away from going agnostic and a biopsy away from full-fledged Christian." [Adam Carolla]