Carsten Dominik <domi...@uva.nl> writes: > I have always come down on the side of NOT breaking backward > compatibility unless we really HAVE TO in order to make progress. The > reason for this bias is because most Org users are not reading this > maling list and just want the system to function and to continue to > function the way they are used to, while it is hopefully improving. It > will stop them from upgrading if such breakage happens too often. > > So I would support reimplement the expansion (including > org-try-structure-completion for people who use that in custom code), > if possible of course on the back of one of the built-in expansion > systems in Emacs, before pushing this change out in a release. I would > certainly reimplement this in some way for myself, because using these > abbreviations is already hardcoded in my spine, I think.
I agree. I support removing redundant code behind the scenes, but I also think we should preserve backwards compatibility in the user interface. A fair number of people around here have been using Org Mode for more than a decade, and, for better or for worse, everything about the user interface is now hardwired in their brains. In short, we have a time-saving expansion system that works well for lots of people. I support re-implementing it on top of another snippet engine but also leaving it in place until a suitable replacement is ready. Matt
