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At 05:44 PM 4/20/2002 +0200, Per Abrahamsen wrote:
>I'd like Emacs to exceed the users expectations, rather than just meet
>them.
>
>However, currently doesn't even meet the current standards for HCI,
>and while I'm full of hot air, you are doing useful work towards that
>goal.  So I'll shut up now.

:)

Of course the other thing is that we already have an API for widgets as 
used by custom. Maybe we should consider extending it to support dialog boxes.

andy