Re: Sorting of directories in dired

[Lennart Borgman]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> > I never use ls outside some sh like shell.
> >    
>
> Why not?
>  
I can see faster on the output from cmd:s dir what is a directory for 
example.

> > I think that the necessary integration 
> > with different platforms must not be hampered by the consistent 
> > cross-platform behaviour. I am much in favor of both these things.
> >    
>
> They contradict.  One must choose one or the other; we cannot have
> both.
>  
We must be more concrete to be able to decide that. Sometimes they 
contradict, sometimes not. I believe we should strive for both. cua-mode 
is a good example on this. viper-mode another (I happily use both). 
emacsserver/client (or gnuserv/client) are other examples.

> > Since Emacs started its route much have changed. The users on different 
> > platforms now tend to request that applications adhere to what they are 
> > used to.
> >    
>
> FWIW, I don't see any significant change in users' attitudes.
>  
Would not you think that most users on w32 expect C-x to be cut? Would 
you not expect the keyboard addicts (like me) to use the Alt-key to 
acces the menus?