From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "David Kastrup" <dak@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: RE: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:37:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BNELLINCGFJLDJIKDGACCEEGCDAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <85d4w07ctw.fsf@lola.goethe.zz>
> >> but rather force the user to configure things
> >> and make permanent decisions
> > ...
> >> permanently reconfigure the user's Emacs,
> >> taking his choice from him in future.
> > ...
> >> casting this decision in stone [from your preceding mail]
> >
> > Permanent decisions? Permanently reconfigure? Nothing permanent
> > about it. Stop your scare tactics, please. By your same logic, such
> > a "permanent decision" is made now by you for the user - before s?he
> > even starts up.
>
> A beginner does not _want_ to make semi-permanent decisions before
> getting acquainted with the system.
From "permanent" to "semi-permanent" - that's progress. Soon maybe you will
recognize that there's nothing semi-, quasi-, or in even the slightest bit
permanent about it. It's simply a customizable setting, just as it is today.
Help the user be aware of that setting the first time s?he tries to use
mouse-1 for a link - that's the idea.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-09-30 23:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-09-23 9:47 generate 1) virtual index and 2) other pages for Info; 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window Drew Adams
2007-09-23 11:09 ` Bastien
2007-09-23 12:03 ` generate 2) other pages for Info Juri Linkov
2007-09-23 12:38 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-09-23 14:17 ` Bastien
2007-09-23 19:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-09-24 0:27 ` Bastien
2007-09-23 21:54 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-23 11:41 ` generate 1) virtual index Juri Linkov
2007-09-23 16:43 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-23 20:42 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-24 7:09 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-23 11:45 ` generate 2) other pages for Info Juri Linkov
2007-09-23 12:00 ` generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window Juri Linkov
2007-09-23 16:44 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-23 19:14 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-09-23 20:42 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-24 0:20 ` Johan Bockgård
2007-09-24 1:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-09-24 2:01 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-24 18:20 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-27 21:21 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-27 21:34 ` David Kastrup
2007-09-27 21:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-09-27 21:41 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-27 21:53 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-28 19:04 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-28 19:33 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-28 22:22 ` David Kastrup
2007-09-30 2:19 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-30 8:54 ` David Kastrup
2007-09-30 23:37 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2007-09-30 23:49 ` David Kastrup
2007-10-01 1:36 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-25 23:39 ` info.el patch to open node in new window [was: generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link in new window] Drew Adams
2007-09-26 8:56 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-26 15:02 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-29 22:44 ` info.el patch to open node in new window Juri Linkov
2007-09-30 2:19 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-29 22:41 ` generate 3) S-mouse-2: follow link " Juri Linkov
2007-09-30 2:19 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-29 22:43 ` Juri Linkov
2007-09-30 2:18 ` Drew Adams
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-09-24 17:10 Davis Herring
2007-09-24 17:22 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-24 18:33 ` Davis Herring
2007-09-24 21:30 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-24 19:27 ` David Kastrup
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