Re: [External] : Re: Adding refactoring capabilities to Emacs

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org>
> Cc: dmitry@gutov.dev, joaotavora@gmail.com, philipk@posteo.net,
>       monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, eliz@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:27:26 -0400
> 
> To wit, the difference Dimitry is raising is:
> 
> C-x C-f ~/RMAIL RET                   Opens ~/RMAIL in Fundamental mode
> C-x C-f ~/emacs-build.gcov RET                Opens file in Compilation-mode
> 
> vs.
> 
> M-x rmail RET                         Opens ~/RMAIL using the RMAIL "program"
> M-x compile RET make RET              .. similar
> 
> The two later, the thing you are working is by "dedicated mode"; the
> first ones you are working with the file in the specific mode.  This
> is similar to diff, occur, etc.  The issue is that sometimes, a mode
> might want more or less .. RMAIL is a good example where it wants
> more.

I see no need for consistency in these matters.  We sometimes let "C-x
C-f" open files in specialized modes, and sometimes not.  If you are
unhappy with either default, you can always customize your Emacs to do
what you prefer.

So let's please stop this futile discussion about personal
preferences.  It did nothing except raising the noise level on the
list by two orders of magnitude.