>>>>> "Theodore" == Theodore Tso <tytso@xxxxxxx> writes: Theodore> To use a GNU emacs example, consider M-x customize, which is this Theodore> huge, very fancy, *very* complex hierarchical mechanism with a Theodore> pointy-clicky interface for setting options. Most emacs experts Theodore> wouldn't use it, preferring to open code raw emacs-lisp settings in Theodore> their .emacs.el. If you ask an old-time emacs user how to set up Theodore> some specific feature setting via M-x customize, they might look at Theodore> you blankly, because it's not an interface they use much, if at all. I beg to differ. I *am* an old-time Emacs user, and I resisted customize when it first appeared, because *most* of the things still didn't use it. However, as of a year ago, I assessed that customize had gotten to "critical mass", and that 75% of my .emacs could be replaced by it. So I have, and it's made things simpler for me. So, it just has to be complete enough and flexible enough. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
