From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Mar 26 06:05:45 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id GAA09990 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 06:05:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from ui-gate.utell.co.uk (ui-gate.utell.co.uk [194.200.4.253]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id GAA09982 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 06:05:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from shift.lan.awfulhak.org (shift.utell.net [97.3.0.21]) by ui-gate.utell.co.uk (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA28044; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 14:05:32 GMT Received: from shift.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by shift.lan.awfulhak.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA15623; Wed, 26 Mar 1997 14:05:31 GMT Message-Id: <199703261405.OAA15623@shift.lan.awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.9 8/22/96 To: Andrew Gierth cc: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk, brian@utell.co.uk, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backspace = ^H In-reply-to: Your message of "26 Mar 1997 13:18:40 GMT." <877miussen.fsf@erlenstar.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 14:05:31 +0000 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > >>>>> "Brian" == Brian Somers writes: > > Brian> I'll co-ordinate with > Brian> Jordan (the maintainer of the emacs port) a patch to change > Brian> the default help key binding to ^x^h (now that's gonna cause > Brian> some "controversial" arguments!) - assuming he agrees. > > Please don't do this until you have reviewed the prior debates on comp.emacs > as to future directions of the help key binding. The issue is less > straightforward than you are assuming. > > -- > Andrew. Ok, I've subscribed to comp.emacs* - it'll take a little time for the feed to drip. I'll hold off any suggestions on changing the emacs port 'till I have an idea of what's going on there. -- Brian Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !