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Re: Emacs's M-‹key› Notation vs Alt+‹key› Notation

Subject: Re: Emacs's M-‹key› Notation vs Alt+‹key› Notation
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Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 22:48:58 -0700 PDT
Newsgroups: comp.emacs, alt.religion.emacs

Xah Lee wrote:

Xah wrote:
« [ suggesting the change of notation of M- to Alt+ ]
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_frm/thread/c92887cbc7c6f843/
»

David Hansen wrote: «Now you have to actually implement it, if you
want this change.»

Xah wrote:
«
Who gets to implement it is not important.
»

David wrote: «But I doubt it will ever be implemented unless you do
it.»

Thank you for your opinion.

Xah wrote:
«Also, it's wrong to say that “I” “want” this change. The change
doesn't effect me really. I've been using emacs daily since 1998, and
i don't get paid to suggest or discuss.  It's more correct to say i
suggested this change because i think it is beneficial to the emacs
community.  »

David wrote: «Noble motivation, and silly me thought it's all about
the fun of trolling.»

Troll is quite abused word. For example, see, for example, this essay:

On Ignoring Trolls
                                xahlee.org/UnixResource_dir/writ/troll_ignorance.html">http://xahlee.org/UnixResource_dir/writ/troll_ignorance.html

  Xah
∑                                 xahlee.org/">http://xahlee.org/

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