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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: configurable means hard? [was: ... easier explanation how to setup gnus ...]
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:05:22 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvd2pgfjzs.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.3178.1376457548.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

> Why can’t we rename windows to panes and frames to windows?

We can, but it's hard: Emacs is structured in such a way that the user
is exposed to the names used in the code.  So renaming windows to panes
means renaming functions and variables, which leads to backward
compatibility problems.

For the same reason, Emacs does not try to speak in your own language.


        Stefan


  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-08-14 14:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-13  2:54 What's an even easier explanation how to setup gnus Don Saklad
2013-08-13  7:11 ` Thorsten Jolitz
     [not found] ` <mailman.3094.1376377917.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-13 14:55   ` Stefan Monnier
2013-08-13 15:41     ` Thorsten Jolitz
     [not found]     ` <mailman.3131.1376408540.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-13 16:23       ` Stefan Monnier
2013-08-28  9:49       ` Glen Stark
2013-09-02 11:44         ` Thorsten Jolitz
2013-09-02 13:20           ` Jambunathan K
2013-09-02 21:26           ` W. Greenhouse
2013-09-03 12:35             ` Richard Riley
     [not found]           ` <mailman.1212.1378157299.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-09-02 22:01             ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2013-09-03  0:58               ` W. Greenhouse
2013-09-03  2:12             ` Rustom Mody
2013-09-03  2:44               ` W. Greenhouse
2013-09-03 12:36                 ` Richard Riley
     [not found]               ` <mailman.1233.1378176315.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-09-03  3:56                 ` Rustom Mody
2013-09-03 12:38                   ` Richard Riley
2013-09-03 14:37                     ` Stefan Monnier
2013-09-03 16:44                     ` W. Greenhouse
2013-09-03 20:13                       ` Jambunathan K
     [not found]                       ` <mailman.1282.1378239114.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-09-04  3:40                         ` Rustom Mody
2013-09-02 13:55         ` Jambunathan K
2013-08-13 17:58 ` Carson Chittom
2013-08-13 19:01   ` configurable means hard? [was: ... easier explanation how to setup gnus ...] Drew Adams
2013-08-13 20:30     ` Carson Chittom
2013-08-13 21:01       ` Drew Adams
2013-08-14  5:19         ` Yuri Khan
     [not found]         ` <mailman.3178.1376457548.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-14  5:26           ` Rustom Mody
2013-08-14 14:05           ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
     [not found]     ` <mailman.3159.1376425851.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-14 14:02       ` Stefan Monnier
2013-08-14 14:44         ` Drew Adams
2013-08-14 17:14         ` Rustom Mody
2013-08-16 18:40           ` Ken Goldman
     [not found]           ` <mailman.188.1376678430.10748.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-17 10:59             ` Rustom Mody
     [not found]   ` <mailman.3146.1376420497.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-14  3:11     ` Jason Rumney
2013-08-13 20:17 ` What's an even easier explanation how to setup gnus W. Greenhouse
     [not found] ` <mailman.3154.1376425093.12400.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-08-14  3:29   ` Rustom Mody

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