wmperry(a)gnu.org (William M. Perry) writes: If people want it badly enough to actually write code, I can't see what's wrong with adding it? But you'd might consider making it possible to disable it... ;-)

wmperry(a)gnu.org (William M. Perry) wrote: I can't offer any comments on the code, but I don't see anything wrong with a new feature as long as: 1. The feature must be optional. Because some (many?) people may hate a given feature, the ability to turn the feature on or off must exist. One man's trash is another man's treasure ;-), and we shouldn't be arbitrarily forcing our beliefs upon others. 2. The feature should be well-designed/coded (see Bill's comments on the static variables). 3. In general, a feature should not overly complicate the core XEmacs code (e.g., no special-case code if possible). For example, it doesn't make sense to introduce a code maintenance nightmare if less than 1% of the users are going to use it. There are, of course, exceptions for significant features (like GTK support ;-). Besides, aren't new features in accordance with Emacs's "kitchen sink" philosophy? ;-) -- Darryl Okahata darrylo(a)soco.agilent.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Agilent Technologies, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.