From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Texas Cyberthal Subject: Re: Defaults for noobs, dotfiles for vets [legibility 1/6] Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 05:09:01 +0800 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000002223b3059dc67534" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:44839) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iz5S0-0002tL-6n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:09:43 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iz5Rz-0004H6-8e for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:09:40 -0500 Received: from mail-oi1-x22a.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::22a]:38362) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iz5Rz-00048v-1H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:09:39 -0500 Received: by mail-oi1-x22a.google.com with SMTP id l9so16150347oii.5 for ; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:09:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" --0000000000002223b3059dc67534 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Making a vet change a default if he decides he doesn't like a change upon upgrading won't drive him away, but Emacs' unfriendly defaults are always driving away noobs. Therefore Org's defaults should be noob-friendly, not vet-friendly. Probably vets should use legible settings as well. I became accustomed to less-legible Org settings, and thought they were superior. But when I cleaned up my Spacemacs config, I incidentally restored some default legibility tweaks I'd disabled. After a brief exposure, I realized the tweaks were superior, and that my preferences had been wrong. Changing the defaults can overcome vet inertia and improve their UI. > Terminals can display colors, underlines, italics, and bold text Proposed legibility changes don't affect those font aspects. --0000000000002223b3059dc67534 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Making a vet change a default if he = decides he doesn't like a change upon upgrading won't drive him awa= y, but Emacs' unfriendly defaults are always driving away noobs. Theref= ore Org's defaults should be noob-friendly, not vet-friendly.

Probably vets should use legible settings as well. I became= accustomed to less-legible Org settings, and thought they were superior. B= ut when I cleaned up my Spacemacs config, I incidentally restored some defa= ult legibility tweaks I'd disabled. After a brief exposure, I realized = the tweaks were superior, and that my preferences had been wrong. Changing = the defaults can overcome vet inertia and improve their UI.

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> Terminals can display colors, underlines, italics, and bold = text

Proposed legibility changes don't affect = those font aspects.
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