Re:Bad NEWS, Emacs
by sgbeal on Sunday December 10, 2023 @10:06AM
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> “Oh my gosh, I’ll have to press 1 extra key now ... "
is a genuine usability tragedy for folks who have 25+ years of muscle memory involved. There are no small number of emacs users, myself included, who fall into that category.
> "... this project is doomed!”
obviously it's not quite that bad, but any change to long-standing muscle memory is going to send countless users down a rabbit hole looking to undo that change.
is a genuine usability tragedy for folks who have 25+ years of muscle memory involved. There are no small number of emacs users, myself included, who fall into that category.
> "... this project is doomed!”
obviously it's not quite that bad, but any change to long-standing muscle memory is going to send countless users down a rabbit hole looking to undo that change.