Re: Questioning the new behavior of `open-line'.

[David Kastrup]

Karl Fogel <address@hidden> writes:

> Arthur was well aware of this change, and even asked about it in his
> first post in the thread "A few questions about open-line" [2]:
>
>> 3. I think, when electric-indent-mode is on, open-line should indent
>> the line that was created below if it isn't empty. May I go ahead?
>
> Had I seen that question at the time, I would have answered "Oh,
> please don't" :-).  But maybe mine is a minority opinion?

Let's find out.  I'm with you on that one.  To me it defeats a major
point of C-o which, to me, is a tool similar to C-q C-j, namely used
exactly in situations where you want to sidestep any intelligence.

-- 
David Kastrup