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Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?
From: |
Chong Yidong |
Subject: |
Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs? |
Date: |
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:30:14 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
"Drew Adams" <address@hidden> writes:
> > RS> One can't expect users to know about that command. In order for
> > RS> that to be the solution to the no-mouse problem, something on the
> > RS> screen needs to say how to use it.
> >
> > Usability is about using things, not about learning to use
> > things. Would you like to have every possible Emacs keybinding shown
> > on the screen?
>
> When you start up Emacs, it does display some basic keybindings, and
> tells you how to get help.
>
> Perhaps also let the start-up screen explictly mention `C-h b'? E.g.,
>
> `C-h b' shows you all available key bindings in any buffer.
I don't think `C-h b' is useful for new users; it overwhelms with too
much information. The current startup screen seems sufficient.
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, (continued)
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Robert J. Chassell, 2006/08/19
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/20
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Lennart Borgman, 2006/08/20
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Paul Pogonyshev, 2006/08/20
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Lennart Borgman, 2006/08/20
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/21
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Mikhail Gusarov, 2006/08/21
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Lennart Borgman, 2006/08/21
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Chong Yidong, 2006/08/21
- RE: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Drew Adams, 2006/08/21
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?,
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- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/22
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/22
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/21
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Lennart Borgman, 2006/08/21
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, David Hansen, 2006/08/22
- Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Miles Bader, 2006/08/22
Re: Is OpenUsability something for Emacs?, Mikiya Matsuzaka, 2006/08/20