Re: Do we want more choice? (was Bookmark the end of file?)

[Stefan Monnier]

> I have the strong suspicion that the "less choice is good" movement
> we are seeing stems from being too lazy (or at a loss) wrt thinking
> hard about how to guide the user through a rich set of choices.  The
> latter would be, in my view, the right thing to do.

There are many ways to interpret "less choice is good".  For me, what it
means is that adding a custom variable, a C-u prefix, or a new command
just to "give more choice" is often actually either laziness or
a reflection of the fact that it's very hard to find a better UI.

Of course, in Emacs we get to enjoy even more cop-outs and more choices,
since most of the "missing choices" are available to the end user,
modulo a few advice-add and enough motivation ;-)


        Stefan