From: Didier Verna <didier@lrde.epita.fr>
Subject: Re: message sending functions harmonization
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 18:09:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <muxk7vtof8u.fsf@uzeb.lrde.epita.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3r8q1wwl3.fsf@multivac.cwru.edu> (prj@po.cwru.edu's message of "Tue, 11 Dec 2001 11:27:30 -0500")
prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) wrote:
> Didier Verna <didier@lrde.epita.fr> wrote:
>> I'd like to make these function more consistent, and use a prefix
>> convention more similar to that of their group buffer counterpart:
>> - by default, just prepare simple mail or news
>> - with ARG, use the current group (the counterpart of 'group under point' in
>> the group buffer)
>
> I think this would break many folks' finger training.
Note that in any case, one of these functions will have its default
behavior changed.
> How about reversing them? If I'm composing a message from within a group, I
> expect it (and nearly always want it) to use that group's information. A
> prefix arg to disable that could be useful, but needing the arg to get what
> we're already used to seems troublesome.
I agree with your suggestion.
--
Didier Verna, didier@lrde.epita.fr, http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~didier
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-11 16:00 Didier Verna
2001-12-11 16:27 ` Paul Jarc
2001-12-11 17:09 ` Didier Verna [this message]
2001-12-11 16:31 ` Kai Großjohann
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