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Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding.
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Robert Pluim |
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Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding. |
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Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:22:53 +0100 |
>>>>> On Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:33:08 -0500, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> said:
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>> I can understand why we should avoid changing C-x o o behaviour, but
>> what's the rationale for the capital letter after C-x rule?
Richard> I think the reason is the simplicity of C-x -- that users should
not
Richard> have to remember one meaning for C-x a and one for C-x A, one for
C-x
Richard> b and one for C-x B, and so on.
To me C-x a and C-x A (or rather C-x-S a) are different key strokes
the same way C-x a and C-x b are, but I guess itʼs possible others see
things differently.
Richard> That's not a super-important reason. It would not be a terrible
loss
Richard> to eliminate that rule. And if there were only one capital letter
Richard> with a special meaning after C-x, that would not be a great cost.
Richard> But I don't think it would remain just one for very long.
I think youʼre right there: 26 new possible keymaps, luxury!
Robert
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., (continued)
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Richard Stallman, 2021/02/05
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Eli Zaretskii, 2021/02/05
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Robert Pluim, 2021/02/05
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Eli Zaretskii, 2021/02/05
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Drew Adams, 2021/02/05
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Richard Stallman, 2021/02/07
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding.,
Robert Pluim <=
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Ergus, 2021/02/07
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Drew Adams, 2021/02/07
- Re: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Yuri Khan, 2021/02/07
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Drew Adams, 2021/02/05
- Re: Concern about new binding., Dmitry Gutov, 2021/02/02
- Re: Concern about new binding., Eli Zaretskii, 2021/02/02
- Re: Concern about new binding., Richard Stallman, 2021/02/05
- Re: Concern about new binding., Sean Whitton, 2021/02/05
- Re: Concern about new binding., Dmitry Gutov, 2021/02/05
- RE: [External] : Re: Concern about new binding., Drew Adams, 2021/02/05