On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > Richard Stallman : > > In regard to windows, buffers and frames, we could have a mode of > > operation which ties each buffer to a one-window frame. That would > > eliminate a lot of complexity. > > > > We could even offer that as the mode of use for beginners, if that > > would make it easier for a new generation of hackers to become Emacs > > users. I don't know whether it WOULD have that effect, but if it > > would, I think it is a good idea. > > I'm somewhat doubtful this would be well-directed effort. In my > experience, he complexity that beginners react badly to is not > multi-window/multi-buffer, it's 1,001 spiky keystroke sequences. > I couldn't help but notice that this (having each buffer tied to a single frame) really sounds like One On One Emacs .