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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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>> Having used Emacs for some 30 years myself, I always expect a few
>> surprises with a new major version of Emacs.
> Why should users expect surprises?

To spice things up, of course.

>> I also discovered that there is an Options -> Customize -> New Options
>> menu
> I turned off that stupid menu years ago.  I need every screen line.  I want
> to use emacs, not MS Word.

C-mouse-3 shows you the menu, even when it's not displayed.

>> As I said before, the line-move-visual setting has been a complex decision
>> for the developers.
> And they screwed it up.

Yup, big time,


        Stefan