Re: "Auto-righteousness" [was: PSGML mode should not override 'M-BS'.]
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Stephen J. Turnbull <turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
wrote:
>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Pittman
<daniel(a)danann.net> writes (on XEmacs
Patches):
Daniel> The new PSGML mode has, in it's keymap, one stunningly
Daniel> counter-intuitive binding[1].
PSGML does this a lot, IMHO, but this one deserves "stunningly".
The tenth time in a row I did it, yes. :)
[...]
... and submitted a patch so the rest of us can benefit. Thanks!
That's what this whole thing is about, right? Besides, the rest of you
have done so much stuff that /I/ benefit from. :)
[...]
In this case I expect near-unanimity, but in many cases the line
between genius and idiocy is rather debatable.
I completely agree. Worse still, it varies not only by package but by
user: what is intuitive to me may not be to you, and vice-versa.
*shrug*
Daniel
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