From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: nickrob@snap.net.nz, emacs-devel@gnu.org, eliz@gnu.org,
"Jari Aalto+mail.emacs" <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Subject: Re: Key binding M-g should really be goto-line autolearn=no version=3.0.2
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 09:00:28 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87hdju6tma.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1109763031.811246.2962.nullmailer@Update.UU.SE> (Alfred M. Szmidt's message of "Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:30:31 +0100")
> have M-g as goto-line or else". I really feel that the use of
> goto-line to warrant a single char key binding is overblown--specially
> for a single keystroke binding!; if people use it that often then one
> should write a proper mode for Emacs to ease whatever one is doing
> instead of introducing a new keybinding.
We've gone through that umpteen times. It just so happens that "the proper
mode" has not yet been written for each and every case, and that in many
cases it can't be written because the line number is not directly available
to Emacs but has to be typed in by the user (e.g. it's given over the
phone, or it's printed in your web-browser's window, ...).
The reason why people use goto-line is not really relevant: the fact is that
they do use it, even if it means M-x goto-line RET or adding a binding
in their .emacs for it.
I.e. there's a very clear need for it.
Even in this very mailing list of highly experienced Emacs hackers, many
people have mentioned that they have goto-line bound to some key.
I used to have it bound to M-g. I myself have hacked isearch so that
C-s <number> does goto-line.
Arguing "you should follow the true path of enlightenment because I know
better than you" is just ridiculous,
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-03-02 14:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 63+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-03-01 22:58 Key binding M-g should really be goto-line Jari Aalto+mail.emacs
2005-03-01 23:35 ` David Kastrup
2005-03-02 4:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-03-02 5:39 ` Nick Roberts
2005-03-02 6:24 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-02 8:31 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line autolearn=no version=3.0.2 Jari Aalto+mail.emacs
2005-03-02 11:30 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 12:15 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-02 13:54 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 20:54 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-02 12:43 ` Andreas Schwab
2005-03-02 14:00 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2005-03-02 14:13 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 12:17 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line autolearn=no version=3.0.2 " Jari Aalto+mail.linux
2005-03-02 13:42 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line Kim F. Storm
2005-03-02 13:53 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line autolearn=no version=3.0.2 autolearn=no version=3.0.2 Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 15:36 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line autolearn=no version=3.0.2 " Jari Aalto
2005-03-02 19:03 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line autolearn=noversion=3.0.2 " Drew Adams
2005-03-03 12:29 ` Andreas Schwab
2005-03-03 17:27 ` Drew Adams
2005-03-03 21:18 ` Kevin Rodgers
2005-03-03 22:24 ` Drew Adams
2005-03-04 23:45 ` Richard Stallman
2005-03-05 0:24 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-05 0:49 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-lineautolearn=noversion=3.0.2 " Drew Adams
2005-03-05 1:27 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-05 1:55 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-03-05 11:05 ` Reiner Steib
2005-03-05 2:00 ` Drew Adams
2005-03-05 2:32 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-05 19:00 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-03-05 19:32 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-05 20:22 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line Johan Bockgård
2005-03-05 23:16 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-06 9:50 ` David Kastrup
2005-03-06 21:15 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line autolearn=noversion=3.0.2 autolearn=no version=3.0.2 Kim F. Storm
2005-03-06 22:38 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-06 22:40 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-03 21:58 ` Andreas Schwab
2005-03-02 18:18 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line " Eli Zaretskii
2005-03-01 23:49 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 1:00 ` Ralf Angeli
2005-03-02 1:14 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 8:08 ` Ralf Angeli
2005-03-02 1:19 ` David Kastrup
2005-03-02 13:40 ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-03-02 2:01 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line autolearn=no version=3.0.2 Jari Aalto+mail.linux
2005-03-02 2:06 ` Key binding M-g should really be goto-line Luc Teirlinck
2005-03-03 2:29 ` Richard Stallman
2005-03-02 9:24 ` Kai Großjohann
2005-03-02 11:15 ` Jari Aalto+mail.emacs
2005-03-02 13:52 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 14:50 ` Josh Varner
2005-03-02 16:38 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 17:16 ` Reiner Steib
2005-03-02 17:52 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 19:01 ` Johan Bockgård
2005-03-02 20:23 ` Gaetan Leurent
2005-03-02 20:46 ` Miles Bader
2005-03-02 20:33 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2005-03-02 15:38 ` Jari Aalto
2005-03-03 2:29 ` Richard Stallman
2005-03-03 7:19 ` Jari Aalto
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