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[Tim Cross <theophilusx@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Uday S Reddy <u.s.reddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Tim Cross writes:
>
> > as there is a job to restore the [undo] item to the menu, can I suggest
> that
> > instead, we just remove the single line that disables/undefines the
> standard
> > emacs edit menu? This will give us back the standard emacs undo, plus add
> > cut/paste, search, etc. Seems this would be more useful to manu users
> than
> > just a single operation and would likely fit in with what they are
> > accustomed to.
>
> It looks like you really don't want to do what I have proposed.  Why
> don't you just commit whatever you think is best and sign off, and I
> will take care of the rest?
>
> So, your proposals are not up for discussion/suggestions? If thats the
case, fine. I thought/hoped  things were more of a collaboration and was
only trying to get clarification and understand the scope. Your response is
a surprise since this is the first time I've even raised this particular
aspect of the request to restore the [undo] option and have previously
stated I would do the other changes, despite my difference in opinion.



> The reason I have been asking you to do it is so that you have the
> commits and the credit for yourself.  The work that you have done in
> understanding the issue is very valuable.  But, without doing commits,
> you won't have anything to show for it.
>

>From my position, there is not just an issue here - we have a number of
separate issues all relating to the same area i.e. menu bars. There are
numerous complexities here and some things only become evident once you
start to implement/solve these issues. Rather than just blindly going ahead
and doing what I think is the right solution, I thought it was better to
bounce ideas off you and others, increasing the likelihood the work done
will be acceptable.

So, what was your opinion wrt my suggestion? Rather than using up menu-bar
space with just an [undo] button/menu, would it be better to just restore
the standard emacs 'Edit' menu, which has a familiar format, includes the
standard emacs undo and would also add copy/cut/paste, search, etc?

Tim

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