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29.1; C-x O binding suggestion for (other-window -1)

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Message #23 received at 64868 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "64868 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <64868 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#64868: 29.1; C-x O binding suggestion for
 (other-window -1)
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 14:26:49 +0000

> I found a better mapping than C-x o,
>  C-x <up> for other-window in the other direction
>  C-x <down> for other-window
> works well with C-x <left>/<right>

Again, no, please.  Bind these for yourself,
if you like.  There's no reason to add them
as default key bindings.

> A lot of mentions on the Internet say Emacs's drawback is the need to
> customize it because the defaults are quirky from a different time
> before keyboard commoditification.

Yes, well, binding C-x up/down by default,
as you suggest, just adds two more quirky
defaults.

Quirky and convenient are in the eyes of
the beholder.  Emacs lets you _easily_
get whatever key bindings you like.

Circulez. Il n'y a rien a voir.

> > we should not give this command a key binding
> > at all, not by default.  There's no need, since
> > you can easily do it for you
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > without changing any default bindings.
> 
> Repeating several C-u -1 C-x o is suboptimal for me.

"For me."  That's the point.  What's optimal
for user X isn't what user Y wants.

Fortunately, both user X and user Y can get
what they want, _trivially_.  Neither X nor
Y need to have their preferences be imposed
on others as default bindings.

"Tell Emacs" what You want, for Yourself,
and your wish is Emacs's command.  Immediate,
simple; done.

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