From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chiron Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs: Problems of the Scratch Buffer Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:11:36 GMT Organization: TeraNews.com Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1334870115 1010 80.91.229.3 (19 Apr 2012 21:15:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:15:15 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 19 23:15:14 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@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 1SKyh7-00021G-V3 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:15:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59407 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SKyh6-0000hU-5A for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:15:12 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news1.google.com!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post01.iad.highwinds-media.com!newsfe09.iad.POSTED!7ed62f90!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs User-Agent: Pan/0.133 (House of Butterflies) Original-Lines: 33 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@teranews.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:11:36 UTC X-Received-Bytes: 2313 Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:192102 comp.emacs:102409 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:84518 Archived-At: On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:47:40 -0700, Bug Dout wrote: > Several good points. But given the ultra-conservative nature of > emacsians, changes will never be implemented. Gnu Emacs remains firmly > in the last century. See, saying things like that (GNU Emacs is in the last century) doesn't actually show that GNU Emacs is in any way deficient. One problem with computers and software is that there is this mad scramble to have the latest whatever. Most of the time, sure, it's better. But "new" doesn't *automatically* mean better. You could equally say that GNU Emacs has "stood the test of time." But both claims are bullshit. They say nothing at all about whether GNU Emacs should change, or how. One claims "new is better," while the other claims "new is better." The truth is, "better is better." And really, "better" is a judgement made by each user. Most of the arguments about Emacs make as much sense as arguing about what shoe size is "better." It's the shoes that fit your own feet that are better. So with Emacs. Some people are never going to find it a good fit for their needs and habits. They'll want to change it or use another tool. Others do find it a good fit. They're not going to want to change it. If Emacs works for you, use it. If not, don't, or fix what you feel is wrong with it. It's nothing but the most highly customizable editor on the planet. -- I believe that professional wrestling is clean and everything else in the world is fixed. -- Frank Deford, sports writer