Re: Emacs learning curve

[Lennart Borgman]

On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Chong Yidong <address@hidden> wrote:
> Ivan Kanis <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I think turning on CUA mode by default would help first time users. If
>> there's a one line of lisp to turn it off and have the old behavior I
>> don't mind. I don't think veteran emacs user would mind either.
>
> No, having CUA mode on by default is off the table.
>
> This proposal has been discussed before, and there are many problems
> with it.  For instance, by default, C-c LETTER is reserved for user
> customizations; CUA prevents such key bindings when the region is
> active.

Is not this a reason for making CUA mode default? As long as it is not
the default it will be a second class citizen and obstacles like this
will remains. And those makes it quite a bit harder for new users.

> Let's not revisit this discussion.  It is not difficult to turn on CUA
> mode, for those who want it; it's even in the Options menu.

That is not the problem.