Re: The minibuffer vs. Dialog Boxes (Re: Making XEmacs be more up-to-date)

[Michael Toomim]

Kyle Jones wrote:
>  > I agree with Terje on this.  If XEmacs is to be designed to be more easily 
>  > usable by newbies, the terminology should change along with the interface.
>
> What about the confusion this will cause with existing users?
> This sounds to me like changing Emacs for the sake of those who
> don't like or support it to the detriment of those who do like
> and support it, and that is just perverse.

As was discussed in previous posts, the point isn't to force a new UI onto old 
users, but to provide it as an option -- either a run-time option or a branch. 
 Old users will have the same interface they always had, unless the decide to 
try out the new UI.