Re: Binding F11 and F12 to buffer-switching and file-saving by default

[Stephen Leake]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>>> Yes, but as Stefan mentions in his reply to this message, we should at
>>> least bind F11 and F12 to *something*.
>
>> I don't agree. Free, simple keys are a relatively scarce resource.
>> I'd rather keep them for users.
>
> My proposition was not to assign them to some specific meaning, but to give
> them a default binding, which the user should be free to override.
> I.e. they'd stay free for users to use, but just happen to have a default
> non-nil binding.

But then some people will _expect_ the default binding to be there,
and be surprised when it isn't.

I think the function keys should not be bound by default; let each
user (or group) bind them.

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-- Stephe