Re: emacs-w3m question

[Richard Riley]

Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes:

>    Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes:
>
>    >    Xavier> For your information, many old computers do not have
>    >    Xavier> Up/Down/Left/Right keys thus making this as a default won't 
> work
>    >    Xavier> for them. I never use these key due to my habits. Therefor
>    >    Xavier> I strongly disagree with you on that point.
>    >
>    >    Defaults are for newcomers to quickly get hands on the thing.
>    >
>    > I do not see why defaults should apply to newcomers, really.
>    > Defaults must apply to the mass (either power users or newcomers).
>    >
>    >  Xavier
>
>    The mass have arrow keys. As do 99.99999999999999999% of all new comers.
>
> Yes I have it on my laptop but I never used them because they are
> located to an improbable and unpractical location.
>
>       Xavier

With all due respect, the location of the arrow keys on one laptop seem
a dubious pivot for making decisions for a configurable base product
which is aimed at a wide and varied user base. The great majority have
arrow keys, the HW manufacturers built them in ( I haven't seen a keyboard
without them for years). To ignore them because of a minorities poorly
designed, antiquated or specialised HW seems somewhat silly.

Are they the *best* things for  hard core Emacs user? Possibly
not. Would a lot of users be confused if they did not work as common
sense dictates? Almost certainly.

Having said that, I'm sure you are not arguing against configuring
them.