From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:06:39 -0500 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1352113608 28064 80.91.229.3 (5 Nov 2012 11:06:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 11:06:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Dani Moncayo Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 05 12:06:57 2012 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 1TVKW8-0001vi-SK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:06:56 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55499 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TVKVz-0002CR-VK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:06:47 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37552) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TVKVy-0002CM-BC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:06:47 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TVKVs-0002zD-GS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:06:46 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:38021) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TVKVs-0002z9-DG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:06:40 -0500 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TVKVr-0001QW-Qi; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:06:39 -0500 In-reply-to: (message from Dani Moncayo on Sun, 4 Nov 2012 15:10:55 +0100) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e 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:154683 Archived-At: 1. The terms "up" and "down" have the opposite meanings of the ones commonly used in the (non-emacs) world. The info node explains that this is for historical reasons; OK, but then, why don't we try to find a solution? (see below) It is not "historical reasons". This meaning is just as good as the other meaning. If the world has indeed converged on the other meaning then I agree it would be good to be compatible. -- 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