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From: plocher%sally@Sun.COM (John Plocher)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Elm 2.2 miscellany
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Date: 21 Apr 89 05:54:21 GMT
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> >There is.  They have changed the 'q'uit from old Elm to 'q' for normal
> >quit and 'Q' for "Quick" quit.
> >Could someone who's on the development team provide the reason behind
>used to require to change your mind about prompting.  You had to exit
>elm, edit the ~/.elm/elmrc file, reenter elm and then take advantage of

Haven't you guys heard about "backwards compatability"?  If you had to make
a new option to "Quit With Prompting No Matter What The Heck I Said I Wanted
To Do In My .elmrc File" then WHY wasn't THAT one given the new "Q" name?

Making changes for the sake of change is stupid.  I am sure glad I have source
to change this.

  -John (Mr. Opinion) Plocher