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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: OT: GUI [was:]Ann: TeXCAD 4.1
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Bj�rn Persson <spam-away@nowhere.nil> writes:

> I'll tell you why I like neither Emacs nor VI: Because they are so
> different from all the other programs I use. I want to be able to
> press the same key combinations for common commands like save, exit,
> copy and paste, I want close, minimize and maximize buttons in the
> same places in all windows, and I want similar menu entries in
> similar places. I *can* learn a lot of different user interfaces,
> but I don't like it.

I tend to stay in Emacs and get annoyed when M-q doesn't fill a
paragraph in Outloook. I would be less annoyed if Outlook had a 'fill
paragraph' feature .. (and if there is one, please tell me, I will be
eternally grateful) ..

> And I have a theory about why Emacs has everything but a kitchen
> sink. I think Emacs users want to do everything in Emacs because
> they find all other programs so different from Emacs.

.. but I have to admit that even in Emacs there is no real consistency
for extensions; the Ada mode uses C-c C-c to mean 'build', whereas in
CVS it means 'I've finished updating the log entry, commit' -- which
_is_ close to the semantics in gnus & rmail, 'send this message'.

-- 
Simon Wright                               100% Ada, no bugs.