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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sure, but I did propose a replacement for it, and even volunteered to implement
it. Any opinions on my proposed replacement?

Perhaps I'll implement the replacement *first*, that should keep people happy.

On Tue, Jun 07, 2016 at 08:56:35AM -0500, Moses McKnight wrote:
> I'm not sure removing features like this is wise without at least
> asking the /users/ (not just developers) first - and give them a
> little time to notice and respond as well.  I personally use
> nothing but middle button pan, but I know what it is like to be
> quite used to a feature and then the next stable release (of
> whatever software it is) has removed that feature (especially
> when there is no suitable replacement for it!).
> 
> On 06/07/2016 08:33 AM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> >Yeah, this is the last call for disagreement, I'm going to push this tomorrow
> >if nobody speaks up.
> >
> >On Tue, Jun 07, 2016 at 03:23:45PM +0200, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> >>I, for one, support the patch. I see it is not a hot topic with an
> >>endless discussion, so perhaps it is safe to commit. I hope this message
> >>is a gentle reminder to people who would vote against, if there are any.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>Orson
> >>
> >>On 06/04/2016 09:30 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> >>>This is one of the legacy/GAL consistency bits that we discussed a while ago.
> >>>Legacy allows middle button pan to be disabled in favor of a middle button
> >>>zoom. GAL doesn't. This patch removes "Use middle button to pan" (forcing it
> >>>True for existing configs), and removes "Limit panning to scroll size" (forcing
> >>>it False for existing configs).
> >>>
> >>>I don't want to commit this without giving a chance for discussion, but I
> >>>really do think we should commit this. Perhaps there are a few users who like
> >>>the feature, but I doubt there are many. So far nobody has complained about it
> >>>being missing in GAL, and it's a win for both maintainability and interface
> >>>simplicity.
> >>>
> >>>I'm not averse to having this feature, but I don't think it should be
> >>>implemented this way. Other tools provide "zoom into selection" as a separate
> >>>tool, for example GIMP [1]. I'd support implementing it this way instead, and
> >>>can probably do that next if we want. Thoughts?
> >>>
> >>>[1] https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GIMP/Zoom_Tool
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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