Re: Feeling lost without tabs

[Dan Espen]

Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> writes:

> Dan Espen wrote:
>> Bob Proulx writes:
>> > I assume electric-buffer-list came first and buffer-menu
>> > duplicated the behavior since I have been using
>> > electric-buffer-list for a very many years and had not ever heard
>> > of buffer-menu before?  That is my assumption until I learn
>> > otherwise.
>> 
>> buffer menu first.
>
> Hmm...  I remain cautiously suspicious.  :-)
>
>> I think you'll find it's the default binding.
>
> No.  The default binding for C-x C-b is list-buffers.  I am using the
> current Debian Sid Unstable version.  The GNU upstream may have
> changed it very recently but if so that hasn't trickled down yet.
>
>   emacs -Q
>   C-h c C-x C-b
>   C-x C-b runs the command list-buffers

Oops, sure are a lot of buffer showers.

I THINK whatever has the default binding is what
came first.

I just feel the best one should be the default.
Could be ibuffer or some other xbuffer is the best,
but electric is better than the default (IMO).

-- 
Dan Espen