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Re: Sending attachments
From: |
Miles Bader |
Subject: |
Re: Sending attachments |
Date: |
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:54:03 +0900 |
Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:
> Some random points that come to mind:
>
> (1) We must still maintain message-mode as well, so mail-mode's
> "simplicity" yields no obvious code maintenance Benefit.
>
> (2) I've used both modes over the years, and from my viewpoint as a
> user, both modes seem pretty much the same form a UI standpoint
Oh, also:
(3) Having both modes present presents a user burden, especially
because the default is mail-mode -- there are many cases where
a new user may need the extra features (even if he doesn't
realize this, e.g., if he is sending non-ASCII characters in a
way that isn't handled properly by mail-mode), but will still
be using the default settings.
Not only must the documentation be written to consider this
and guide users, but in many cases, the user won't look at the
documentation, or won't look in the proper place, and so will
simply decide that Emacs mail handling doesn't support the
desired feature. In the case non-ASCII character case
mentioned above, he may not even _know_ that he needs to do
anything or look at any documentation -- he'll just send
incorrect mail.
Thanks,
-Miles
--
Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish
their lack of understanding.
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