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: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r99650: Put scroll-bar on right by default on UNIX. Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:56:33 +0900 Message-ID: <87mxycq3gu.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87ocitw2dl.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 1268452629 2909 80.91.229.12 (13 Mar 2010 03:57:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:57:09 +0000 (UTC) Cc: James Cloos , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Mar 13 04:57:05 2010 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 1NqIT0-0000Oe-AN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:56:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53144 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NqISz-0007b8-MU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:56:45 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NqISt-0007Zp-Tm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:56:39 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=48060 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NqISs-0007Yw-Or for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:56:39 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NqISr-0005hH-9r for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:56:38 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]:46605) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NqISr-0005hB-1l; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:56:37 -0500 Original-Received: from 123.230.98.193.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([123.230.98.193] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1NqISn-0000pP-Rn; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:56:33 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 479322BD4A; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:56:33 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <87ocitw2dl.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (Chong Yidong's message of "Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:23:34 -0500") Original-Lines: 15 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:121883 Archived-At: Chong Yidong writes: > Beyond a certain point, conflicting with users' expectations does more > harm than good. How exactly does having the scrollbar on a different side actually _hurt_, though, especially when there are actually benefits as well? [Obviously there are pedants who freak out when confronted by the tiniest inconsistencies, but they're impossible to satisfy anyway.] -Miles -- Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra. Suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night the ice weasels come. --Nietzsche