GNU bug report logs - #66394
29.1; Make register-read-with-preview more useful

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>, dmitry <at> gutov.dev, michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 66394 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#66394: 29.1; Make register-read-with-preview more useful
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:29:04 -0800

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> What do others think about making this the default?
>
> My understanding is that usage style of registers varies a lot, where
> some people use them extensively, so any change that makes them
> heavier/slower (such a requiring a confirmation) will alienate them.
> For that reason I'd opt to keep the defaults as close to the previous
> behavior, focusing on making the new features discoverable rather than
> enabled by default.

+1

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