Re: [External] : Re: not good proposal: "C-z <letter>" reserved for users

[Robert Thorpe]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> I proposed one possible solution - a _moratorium_
> by Emacs from grabbing more keys by default.  Look
> up the word "moratorium", if you aren't familiar
> with it.
> 
> If you like, you can consider my proposal to be:
> Let's at least STOP now from binding any more keys
> by default, while we entertain discussion for other
> possible solutions.  And as long as no adequate
> solution, preferably somewhat consensual, is found,
> Emacs just shouldn't bind more keys.  It can
> repurpose keys that are already bound by default,
> but it should stay away from binding new ones.
> 
> And I explicitly allowed for _exceptions_, to be
> decided by the maintainers - after some general
> discussion.  So IMO, this is not at all a radical
> proposal.  It's essentially "STOP THE BLEEDING!"
> as a _first step_.

In that case I agree with you completely about this subject.

I sympathize with your problems.

BR,
Robert Thorpe