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Re: CUA-theme?
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Robert Pluim |
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Re: CUA-theme? |
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Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:03:09 +0200 |
>>>>> On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:35:53 +0200, Daniele Nicolodi <daniele@grinta.net>
>>>>> said:
>> Except you then engender confusion with the Emacs concept of
>> modes. Perhaps we should call them 'user type profiles' or something,
>> then we could call them 'new-to-emacs-profile', 'vanilla-profile', etc.
Daniele> Why do you think there would be confusion with the Emacs concept of
Daniele> mode? Aren't Emacs modes things that change how Emacs behaves and
Daniele> defines keybindings?
Because an emacs mode is "hereʼs some specific functionality for this
type of editing/code/etc", and this other mode is "hereʼs a collection
of parameters and Emacs modes configured in such a way that itʼs
easier for people coming from non-Emacs editors".
Robert