My vote is off by default. On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:58 PM, Ken Brown wrote: > On 2/17/2016 3:15 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > >> From: Joost Kremers >>> Cc: ofv@wanadoo.es, per.starback@gmail.com, rms@gnu.org, >>> emacs-devel@gnu.org >>> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:06:11 +0100 >>> >>> Actually, my counts indicate that more people want it on by default >>>> than off. >>>> >>> >>> Then put me down for an "off". :-) >>> >> >> Done. >> > > I wrote earlier with positive feedback about character folding, but I > didn't express an opinion about what the default should be. I'm now ready > to cast my vote for having it on by default. > > My reason is that I think many users are likely to find character folding > useful, but they are unlikely to discover that it exists if it is not on by > default. I have read the claims that character folding in its present form > will be viewed as a bug by speakers of certain languages. But I think the > possible benefits to others outweigh the possible harm done to those who > initially think it's a bug. > > Ken > > >