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Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming
From: |
Henrik Enberg |
Subject: |
Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming |
Date: |
Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:20:30 +0100 (CET) |
> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:05:44 +0200
> From: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
>
> > From: David Reitter <address@hidden>
> > Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:43:43 +0000
> > Cc: Emacs-Devel ' <address@hidden>
> >
> > Natural language is rarely sensical. It's use is idiomatic, and
> > forcefully changing established usage is not only patronizing, but
> > also not very fruitful.
>
> I think Emacs invented the "key binding" term many years before the
> "keyboard shortcuts" term. So we are not forcing anyone, nor
> patronizing them, we are simply using the same term since 1985.
>
> Btw, googling for "key bindings" brings up many hits that have nothing
> to do with Emacs. So this term appears to be quite known in the UI
> context.
And I've never seen anyone on help-gnu-emacs or similar be confused by
the term "key binding". I think the meaning fairly self-evident for
people computer-literate enough to consider using Emacs.
>
- describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, David Reitter, 2005/11/10
- RE: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Drew Adams, 2005/11/10
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Lennart Borgman, 2005/11/10
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Robert J. Chassell, 2005/11/10
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Miles Bader, 2005/11/10
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Kim F. Storm, 2005/11/11
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, David Reitter, 2005/11/11
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/11/11
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming,
Henrik Enberg <=
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Richard M. Stallman, 2005/11/13
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/11/13
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, David Reitter, 2005/11/13
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Miles Bader, 2005/11/13
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Lennart Borgman, 2005/11/13
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Stefan Monnier, 2005/11/13
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Lennart Borgman, 2005/11/14
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Richard M. Stallman, 2005/11/15
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/11/19
- Re: describe-bindings: ^L, bad order, naming, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/11/14