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Re: On the adoption of transient.el


From: Arthur Miller
Subject: Re: On the adoption of transient.el
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:25:32 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis@me.com> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
>
>> On the other hand something has always felt off about transient, in the sense
>> that it is breaking some expected behaviour or couldn't pin-point yet, but
>> just unconsciously stumble over. 
>
> This is exactly how I feel about the "modern" interfaces in Emacs. I reported 
> a
> bug in Embark recently, and because I could not select and copy the text, I
> ended up re-typing the text that was right in front of me in Emacs. Say what?
> For me, Emacs is a program where I expect to never waste time re-typing
> anything. Magit has a similar feel to it, and I can never be sure if the 
> program
> will allow me to select text in the diverse parts of its user interface. In my
> opinion, such uncertainty is bad for power users. I would expect this from 
> Apple
> or Microsoft software, because their latest “UX designers” surely know better
> than anyone, but in Emacs?
>
> R+


Sh*t, pressed wrong button and mail went before I finneshed it ... :-(




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