Re: [External] : Re: Default custom file was: Re: Propose to add setup-wizard.el to ELPA

[Po Lu]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

>  The default behavior of Emacs now is to have
>  a single file that mixes user coding and
>  Custom coding.  Why is that a great idea?
>                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> No one has answered that.  Forget, for a
> second (and no, I'm not saying this isn't
> important), that there is habit & legacy.

There goes the _most_ important aspect of this: it's been around for a
long time, which is precisely why it's a great idea to stick with it.

I don't think it's a good idea on its own, but it's too established to
change now, no matter how good an idea the change is.