Re: Semi-unhelpful error message given when trying to (provide 'CUA-mode)

[David Kastrup]

Lennart Borgman <address@hidden> writes:

> David Kastrup wrote:
>>> I am just trying to see what can be done to enhance "cross-platform
>>> usability". Since w32 still is the by far most common platform for
>>> the users I believe we should think of how to avoid making it a
>>> burdon switching from that platform to GNU/Linux.
>>>     
>>
>> If the conventions on GNU/Linux are different, it is not the business
>> of Emacs to emulate Windows.
>>   
> That is maybe true, but I am not sure. Maybe I was unclear. Emacs is
> not my only concern. Here I wrote also about GNU/Linux.

Alt popping up menus makes it a burden using Emacs.  I don't see it as
Emacs' task to help people shoot themselves in the foot on GNU/Linux
because they are accustomed to the pain elsewhere.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum