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30 From: Pieter Praet <pieter@praet.org>
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33 Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] emacs: notmuch-hello: Add "n" and "p" to mod map
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60 On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:36:45 +0200, Xavier Maillard <xavier@maillard.im> wrote:
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61 > > Sounds logical in theory, but in practice, you'll soon get stuck
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62 > > spamming "nnnnnpppnwtf" in the search field.
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64 > > That, and TAB/S-TAB feels more natural.
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66 > More natural than what exactly ? [...]
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68 More natural than n/p (as is the subject of the patch), but that's a
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71 > [...] Anyway, that would not hurt to add 'n'
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72 > and 'p' as another way to navigate through widgets in my opinion
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73 > (whatsmore that's how customize also works -i.e navigation done both
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74 > with TAB/S-TAB and n/p)
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78 Again a matter of opinion, but customize isn't exactly a shining example
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79 of a UI, is it ? Not surprising though, considering a general lack of UI
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80 is one of Emacs' most prominent selling points.
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82 And let's face it: Once you get stuck in a text widget, you'll have to
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83 revert to using TAB/S-TAB anyway.
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85 Aside from all that, you're right in that it wouldn't hurt to add them.
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86 Not unless you subscribe to the Suck Less Philosophy [1].
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89 I'd say we've thoroughly established that today's keyword is "opinion",
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90 and I have no reason to disrespect yours, so let's leave it at that :D
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98 [1] http://suckless.org/manifest/
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