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RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding.
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding. |
Date: |
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 18:29:43 +0000 |
> > Perhaps a better way to update the documented key binding
> > conventions is to add the rule that packages should
> > generally not create global key bindings.
>
> That's another solution indeed, but IMO it is not a reasonable one. It
> is reasonable for a package to create global bindings, to write its
> documentation with these bindings, and for users to install the package
> and to access it through these bindings without having to set specific
> configuration options beforehand. It is IMO not reasonable to require
> from all users to add "global-set-key"s in their configuration before
> using a package.
>
> > Reserving keys for external packages won't solve the fundamental
> > problem here: two external packages may still decide to use the
> > same key bindings, causing similar conflicts for users that install both.
>
> That's a similar, but different problem: it's a conflict between
> package X and package Y, not a conflict between package X and Emacs.
> Moreover the likelihood that two packages use the same keys is much
> lower when many keys are available.
100% agreement.
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., (continued)
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Richard Stallman, 2021/02/07
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Eli Zaretskii, 2021/02/07
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Drew Adams, 2021/02/07
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Richard Stallman, 2021/02/07
- Re: Concern about new binding., Gregory Heytings, 2021/02/05
- Re: Concern about new binding., Joost Kremers, 2021/02/05
- Re: Concern about new binding., Gregory Heytings, 2021/02/05
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding.,
Drew Adams <=
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- Re: Concern about new binding., Gregory Heytings, 2021/02/06
- Re: Concern about new binding., Andreas Schwab, 2021/02/06
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- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Drew Adams, 2021/02/05
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Drew Adams, 2021/02/05
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Jean Louis, 2021/02/12
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