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Re: CUA-theme?


From: Robert Pluim
Subject: Re: CUA-theme?
Date: 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



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