Re: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r99650: Put scroll-bar on right by default on UNIX.

[Richard Stallman]

    I'm familiar with the advantages, but this battle was fought long ago.
    Every graphical user interface created in the last X years puts the
    scroll bar on the right.  Try naming one other application on a modern
    GNU/Linux desktop that does the opposite by default---they don't exist.

How are they relevant to this decision?

There are some interface details for which incompatibility is a real
pain in the neck.  But this is not one of them; it isn't harder to use
a scroll bar on the left just because in other apps it's on the right.
It may be a bit of a surprise to see it on the left, but that doesn't
impede use.

    Beyond a certain point, conflicting with users' expectations does more
    harm than good.  But, you can do

      (set-scroll-bar-mode 'left)

    or Options -> Show/Hide -> Scroll Bar -> On the Left.

Why choose anything other than the most convenient setting
as the default?