Eli Zaretskii wrote:
I never use ls outside some sh like shell.
Why not?
I can see faster on the output from cmd:s dir what is a directory for
example.
I think that the necessary integration
with different platforms must not be hampered by the consistent
cross-platform behaviour. I am much in favor of both these things.
They contradict. One must choose one or the other; we cannot have
both.
We must be more concrete to be able to decide that. Sometimes they
contradict, sometimes not. I believe we should strive for both. cua-mode
is a good example on this. viper-mode another (I happily use both).
emacsserver/client (or gnuserv/client) are other examples.
Since Emacs started its route much have changed. The users on different
platforms now tend to request that applications adhere to what they are
used to.
FWIW, I don't see any significant change in users' attitudes.
Would not you think that most users on w32 expect C-x to be cut? Would
you not expect the keyboard addicts (like me) to use the Alt-key to
acces the menus?
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