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From: wollman@kira.UVM.EDU (Garrett Wollman)
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.andrew
Subject: Yet Another Suggested Message System Feature
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Date: 25 Feb 91 19:33:33 GMT
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Sorry ``YASMSF'' isn't pronounceable...

I recently realized that I would be nice if the ``Explain what it is''
option in Messages (and dirinfo in cui) gave, in addition to the number
of messages, some accounting of the size of the folder.  For example, I
recently noticed that I had two copies (different versions) of the
RTF-to-ATK converter (thanks, Fred!), which were wasting quite a bit of
space.

While I'm at it, a slightly easier request.  How about a
``GnuTranspose'' preference for text which would allow the user to
select the (much more familiar) GNU convention for ^T, namely, exchange
@point and @(point-1), rather that the (Gosling?) convention currently
employed.

For example, take the phrase "th eegret."  To correct it in GNU Emacs,
the flavor that everyone here knows, one would position the point at the
first `e' and press ^T.  ATK presently wants users to position the point
after the first `e', causing no end to confusion.

I imagine this should only mean adding two conditionals to whatever code
implements ^T.  [My sources are offline right not, so I can't be more
specific than that.]

-GAWollman

--
Garrett A. Wollman - wollman@sadye.uvm.edu

Disclaimer:  I'm not even sure this represents *my* opinion, never
mind UVM's, EMBA's, EMBA-CF's, or indeed anyone else's.


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