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Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace
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David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace |
Date: |
18 May 2004 16:09:35 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 |
Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
> > It is not a good thing for a major mode to redefine DEL or Backspace
> > so drastically, because that breaks a general convention that is supposed
> > to be universal in Emacs. It is ok to have an option to do this,
> > but it should not be the default.
>
> I'd suggest that if we start fiddling with such code, we introduce a generic
> way to electrify backspace. Otherwise people who want it need to enable it
> separately (and differently) for each and every major mode they use.
While we are electrifying, I want to point out the complete lack of
an "LF" key on almost all of today's keyboards. I think that in most
modes, people would prefer to have RET bound to newline-and-indent
instead of newline.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Karl Chen, 2004/05/16
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Dave Love, 2004/05/17
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Richard Stallman, 2004/05/17
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Stefan Monnier, 2004/05/18
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Karl Chen, 2004/05/18
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Dave Love, 2004/05/18
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Stefan Monnier, 2004/05/18
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Dave Love, 2004/05/27
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Stefan Monnier, 2004/05/27
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Richard Stallman, 2004/05/28
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Kai Grossjohann, 2004/05/29
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Richard Stallman, 2004/05/30
- Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace, Stefan Monnier, 2004/05/30