From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs for new users Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:13:16 +0900 Message-ID: References: <912155b0911230837i48326730m82e0d54d4004be59@mail.gmail.com> <4p4rt6-2ne.ln1@lesharris.com> <87vdh19cls.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <877ht7bp21.fsf@kobe.laptop> <7b501d5c0912010113v6e1f913dgb797db85729a6849@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1259662480 7887 80.91.229.12 (1 Dec 2009 10:14:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:14:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Giorgos Keramidas , Chong Yidong , Lennart Borgman , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Deniz Dogan Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 01 11:14:32 2009 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 4.50) id 1NFPkb-0001Sg-O7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:14:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57106 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NFPkb-0007bm-25 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:14:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NFPjj-0007Td-GB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:13:35 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NFPje-0007Rb-3h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:13:34 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42947 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NFPjd-0007RX-Rk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:13:29 -0500 Original-Received: from tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.193]:59379) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NFPjb-0004ip-Di; Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:13:28 -0500 Original-Received: from relay31.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.54]) by tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id nB1AD7UF029781; Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:13:17 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from relay31.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.24] [10.29.19.24]) by relay31.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:13:17 +0900 Original-Received: from dhlpc061 ([10.114.114.88] [10.114.114.88]) by relay31.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:13:17 +0900 Original-Received: by dhlpc061 (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 0597952E206; Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:13:16 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: <7b501d5c0912010113v6e1f913dgb797db85729a6849@mail.gmail.com> (Deniz Dogan's message of "Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:13:21 +0100") Original-Lines: 18 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 8 (1) 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:118029 Archived-At: Deniz Dogan writes: > I only use the rectangle part of CUA selection mode. I don't see why > the recangle part is in that mode in the first place, as I'm sure many > non-CUA enthusiasts would like to use it. I wasn't even aware that it > existed and was for too long somewhat dissatisfied with the standard > rectangles of Emacs. > > So this is off-topic, but why is the "new" rectangle functionality part of CUA? Historical silliness. It should be separate, but sadly nobody has done the work to split it out. -Miles -- 97% of everything is grunge