On 2/17/2016 3:15 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
From: Joost Kremers <joostkremers@fastmail.fm>
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