Re: Proposal for an Emacs User Survey

[Thibaut Verron]

Hi,

To me it looks like a pretty solid list of questions. I'd just suggest
a few changes (assuming we go with multiple-choice):


> ** How do you run Emacs?
>      - Client/Server mode only
>      - Standalone application only
>      - Both

I would add a "I don't know" item here.

> ** Describe your configuration
>     - I am using vanilla emacs (little to no configuration).
>     - Custom configuration
>     - Spacemacs - https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
>     - Doom Emacs - https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs
>     - Prelude - https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude
>     - purcell emacs.d - https://github.com/purcell/emacs.d
>     - magnars emacs.d - https://github.com/magnars/.emacs.d
>     - Emacs Starter Kit - https://github.com/eschulte/emacs-starter-kit
>     - oh-my-emacs - https://github.com/xiaohanyu/oh-my-emacs
>     - Better Defaults - https://github.com/technomancy/better-defaults
>     - Graphene - https://github.com/rdallasgray/graphene
>     - ohai-emacs - https://github.com/bodil/ohai-emacs
>     - ergoemacs-mode - https://github.com/ergoemacs/ergoemacs-mode
>     - Rho Emacs - https://github.com/GChristensen/rho-emacs
>     - Radian - https://github.com/raxod502/radian
>     - Centaur Emacs - https://github.com/seagle0128/.emacs.d
>     - Other

This list is significantly longer than others in the questionnaire.
Would it make sense to group the less common ones in "other"?

I also don't know if I would include better-defaults, ergoemacs, etc,
in that list: they are standard packages, they don't require replacing
your .emacs.d.

> ** What keybindings do you use?
>     -  Emacs defaults
>     -  Evil/Spacemacs/Doom-Emacs (all the vim-likes)
>     -  CUA-mode
>     -  God-mode
>     -  Boon
>     -  Xah-Fly-Keys
>     -  Custom modal (ryo-modal, etc)
>     -  Custom modifiers (Emacs from scratch)
>     -  Other

Same doubt regarding the less common options.

Also, I'd add Viper (built-in) to the vim-likes.

>
> ** Prior to using Emacs what was your primary editor?
>     - VIM
>     - VScode
>     - Eclipse
>     - Notepad++
>     - Sublime
>     - Intelij
>     - Other

I'd add an entry "Text editor supplied by the OS (notepad, gedit,
kate...)" and an entry "None".

> ** Do you use shell/terminal emulator in Emacs?
>      - eshell
>      - shell
>      - term
>      - ansi-term
>      - do not use.

I'd add "vterm" and "other".

>
> ** Do you use mail client in Emacs?
>      - Mu4e
>      - Gnus
>      - Mut
>      - notmuch
>      - do not use

Here too, "other" should be an option.

Nice work !