From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs learning curve Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:52:39 -0400 Message-ID: References: <4C3B6A8A.80105@gmx.de> <87wrt0e81n.fsf@telefonica.net> <62E9699C07054418AB66F9C5FCB54E5C@us.oracle.com> <87sk3oe3la.fsf@telefonica.net> <1154D96E7D2F401D849266F359E44BB9@us.oracle.com> <87ocecdzou.fsf@telefonica.net> <2256C17F740A425884AD551DE7758056@us.oracle.com> <87fwzodqqm.fsf@telefonica.net> <5138CDF30B2D4B778F948015614DA7BC@us.oracle.com> <87iq4ijtdy.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <87bpa7uu1e.fsf@kanis.fr> Reply-To: ams@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1279821272 21516 80.91.229.12 (22 Jul 2010 17:54:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:54:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: levelhalom@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Ivan Kanis Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 22 19:54:29 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ObzyX-00009V-27 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:54:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45262 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ObzyW-0007xd-IM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:54:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=46062 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Obzwp-0006Tq-UK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:52:44 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Obzwn-0007So-Ed for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:52:43 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]:42629) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Obzwn-0007Sk-8W for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:52:41 -0400 Original-Received: from ams by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Obzwl-0003jf-QR; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:52:39 -0400 In-reply-to: <87bpa7uu1e.fsf@kanis.fr> (message from Ivan Kanis on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:05:17 +0200) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:127649 Archived-At: > Advanced users should have no problem adding a single line to their > .emacs to switch on the compatibility mode > e.g. (enable-classic-bindings) and new users would enjoy the familiar > CUA-style bindings out of the box. I side with Tom, I wouldn't mind adding one line to my .emacs in favor of easing new users experience. There is absolutley no proof that CUA would 'ease' a new users experience; there is proof that it would make make the experience harder for all who are accustomed to emacs though.