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From: kyle@uunet.uu.net (Kyle Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: <None>
Message-ID: <1991May30.214338.11620@uunet.uu.net>
Date: 30 May 91 21:43:38 GMT
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ury@cosmos.huji.ac.il (ury segal) writes:
 > I'm a programmer. I need the line numbers 'cause the compiler give
 > them to me to tell me where the errors are.
 > 
 > Look, everybody, I ment that EMACS is to complex to people like me, not
 > because I'm stupid but It's that I don't need all those features. just
 > the simple one. And the access to them is nod so easy as in vi.

I have to agree.  I'm tired of telling people why they don't want
to see line numbers, and I'm sure they're tired of hearing it.
Emacs ought to be able to display line number at the beginning of
each line.  If we can stand a kludge like selective-display, we
can stand line numbers.  I know that there will be a performance
hit because Emacs line-based internally, but for those who don't
mind paying the price, let 'em pay.