Re: RFC: Flavors - naming significant sets of customizations

[Rustom Mody]

On Friday, November 29, 2013 9:54:36 AM UTC+5:30, Emanuel Berg
wrote:
> Rustom Mody  writes:
>
> >> Has anyone already come up with a name for large
> >> customizations?  I've noticed a number of efforts to
> >> significantly customize Emacs in a way that other
> >> people can readily use.  ...
> >
> > I remember Alan Mackenzie use the word 'emacsicality'.
>
> I still don't understand what a "large customization"
> is, or is supposed to be. 

Standard (and contentious) example: cua.

Current cua-mode is a hack.
If someone wants cua *keybindings* with standard emacs *functionality*
he is out of luck because this requires deep surgery on all modes -- moving
out C-x and C-c to some other keys.