Re: Recent commit modifying mark-whole-buffer (master/aeb613ea95b7970e66d663ec5cba54e9ec0528fa)

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden,  address@hidden
> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:28:54 +0200
> 
> 1) It should be as normal a buffer as possible, and we should do minimal
> things to distinguish between the prompt and the text (your stance).
> 
> 2) We should try to make the prompt go away from (some) common commands
> where that makes sense (which is what Emacs does now with C-a and the
> mark-whole-buffer change).
> 
> 3) The prompt should be a totally separate thing, not affected by any
> commands whatsoever (the suggestion made yesterday).
> 
> 2), of course, means endless haggling of "what makes sense".  I think
> mark-whole-buffer makes sense, but perhaps not?  

My stance is actually 2).  IOW, I'm saying that what we do now is
okay, and shouldn't be "improved".