From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs mode line suggestions Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:53:48 +0200 Message-ID: References: <15962952-6180-41bd-abce-1b919aa55807@v13g2000pro.googlegroups.com> <87y6ziu4rm.fsf@gmail.com> <000c01c948e5$c6189420$0ab32382@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1226955254 32625 80.91.229.12 (17 Nov 2008 20:54:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:54:14 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 17 21:55:17 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L2B7s-0004PL-MA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:55:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60429 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L2B6k-0000LU-BM for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:54:06 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L2B6T-0000L9-Gi for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:53:49 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L2B6S-0000Kp-Mn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:53:49 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50719 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L2B6S-0000Km-Jv for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:53:48 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout4.012.net.il ([84.95.2.10]:37544) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L2B6S-0006GF-5o for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:53:48 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.i_mtaout4.012.net.il by i_mtaout4.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) id <0KAH00C00WQ21K00@i_mtaout4.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:55:38 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([77.126.205.49]) by i_mtaout4.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) with ESMTPA id <0KAH00F9AWSQ4UO0@i_mtaout4.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:55:38 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9.1 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:59876 Archived-At: > Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:10:23 +0100 > From: Richard Riley > Cc: 'Richard Riley' , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > > "Drew Adams" writes: > > You seem to miss the point slightly. Many beginners do not, for obvious > reasons, frequent emacs development. And it is beginners I was referring > to. For those, there's bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org. All active developers read it, and recently it was connected to the Emacs bug tracker, so such reports are not lost in time. > And you are an optimist if you feel that new users will be > subscribing to emacs development There's no need to subscribe, if you are willing to suffer a few hours of delay due to moderation. > where it can be slightly frightening for the non clued in new user > IMO. ??? emacs-devel is far from being a frightening place. If you dwell on many forums, you will know what I mean.