From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bozhidar Batsov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: M-x epa-... Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 00:51:25 +0300 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b33992d0b751b04e0661d17 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1372629100 12618 80.91.229.3 (30 Jun 2013 21:51:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:51:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jun 30 23:51:42 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UtPX4-0005DY-P4 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:51:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36945 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UtPX4-0002xa-FV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:51:42 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45168) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UtPWx-0002wN-N8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:51:39 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UtPWt-0001tX-IW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:51:35 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-qa0-x233.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c00::233]:61140) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UtPWo-0001sM-0H; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:51:26 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-qa0-f51.google.com with SMTP id f11so1538485qae.3 for ; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:51:25 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=vQxq3J04SpfzNPtObERN2icRo4rkSl3veRG0+YFb024=; b=LEKtdGgEV1CKCIAkPwQ1GHdnFIv0RGss9a8styRIdFcrSHivS3qvabc8eLJgKSOPTH 9oZR8/xssHihPkeNOJiKVlk8cNdrZF5PfJn36RVuykpAosXz8ne2JV/o7MCQrP0+2F7Q zRTvSUeNKXRkFDvmPZK7MthCA0TVh/Vum/sbuJ9/BHp+tN2w9TlIFZ7aAXEgaxYrVBOz 3nZmyoC6V3EXtl0lkPBmVtWRUIgI2gUd6GzZtD9Xd7I0nZFoemvQ5y9VWDMYnG+A6glm IcciBD1X+7i7sphLTPO/CrIf9sdNFkA0oN+tytDbs/WI4ro2PjAAdwrA60b1F7jgHXuz WZnw== X-Received: by 10.49.11.168 with SMTP id r8mr29015393qeb.34.1372629085416; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:51:25 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.49.4.227 with HTTP; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:51:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: NopWXrr5Ez4sOsigmuyhN9CseIY X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400d:c00::233 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:161385 Archived-At: --047d7b33992d0b751b04e0661d17 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Indeed. epa-... is an absolutely terrible name. I remember the first time I used some of the commands there I had to look up the meaning of EPA in the source code... On 29 June 2013 23:30, Richard Stallman wrote: > The command names M-x epa-... are not natural for people to remember. > `epa' is, effectively, a magic code. > > Surely we can do better. For instance, we could make an alias for > each command with `crypt' instead of `epa'. > > You might have a better idea for precisely how to do this, but let's > do it somehow. The existing names are totally unhelpful. > > -- > Dr Richard Stallman > President, Free Software Foundation > 51 Franklin St > Boston MA 02110 > USA > www.fsf.org www.gnu.org > Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. > Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call. > > > --047d7b33992d0b751b04e0661d17 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Indeed. epa-... is an absolutely terrible name. I remember= the first time I used some of the commands there I had to look up the mean= ing of EPA in the source code...


On 29 June 2013 23:30, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
The command names M-x epa-... are not natural for people to remember.
`epa' is, effectively, a magic code.

Surely we can do better. =C2=A0For instance, we could make an alias for
each command with `crypt' instead of `epa'.

You might have a better idea for precisely how to do this, but let's do it somehow. =C2=A0The existing names are totally unhelpful.

--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
www.fsf.org =C2=A0www.gnu.org
Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.
=C2=A0 Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call.



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