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From: tom@surf.osf.org (Tom Jordahl)
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Subject: Re: A basic Wish List
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Date: 7 Mar 90 20:33:54 GMT
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I'd like to put my thoughts on the subject of being able to edit the
headers in the edit buffer:

ICK! ICK! ICK!

I agree with Syd 100%:  Elm was designed to be easy for the novice to use
but not so stupid that an expert wouldn't touch it.

I consider this annoying "Feature" of Rnmail to be as good example
as any why the "common person" has/will stay as far away from Un*x as
they can.  It presents you with information that is usefull only to
an expert *in some instances*.  I don't want to see it, keep it out
of my way.

As for adding it in, but turning it off, I think this would be an
example of "creeping featurism" which elm may (or may not) suffer
from already to some extent.

And the final argument is:  Is anyone volunteering to impliment it?
In such a way that I'll never see it?

Tom Jordahl                                       Internet: tom@osf.org
Open Software Foundation                          UUCP:   ..!uunet!osf!tom
       "A silly quote is only worth what you put into it."  -- me