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Re: PROPOSAL: Repurpose one key and reserve it for third-party packages


From: Gregory Heytings
Subject: Re: PROPOSAL: Repurpose one key and reserve it for third-party packages
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:59:01 +0000



the difference is that Emacs is a interactive computing environment while GIMP and browsers are programs with extension models.


I'm not sure I understand the difference, and for most users Emacs is not an "interactive computing environment", it's a text editor, like Atom, Visual Studio, or Vim.


All in all, I don't have a problem with Emacs being able to support it, but as I've shown with the example in my last message, it doesn't need to be done automatically, nor does it require a separate key.


The problem of what you propose is that, even if it were possible (AFAIU it isn't, given Emacs' key binding conventions), it would be a very limited solution: there are only 26 keys reserved for users. Okay, 52, if you count capital letters.


It's ultimately up to the user what he or she wants to do, and clever behind-your-back customization seems more harmful and confusing than the current state of affairs.


It's what most users expect. apt install elpa-magit, C-x g, and voilĂ : Magit works. BTW, Emacs already does "behind-your-back" customizations, and doesn't ask you any questions for them. It provides sensible defaults, which work in most cases, and which you can change if need be.


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