From:	"Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <cp1v45 AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: DFE98
Date:	Mon, 09 Aug 1999 11:21:32 -0400
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, David Oppenheimer wrote:
> > I have located a new windows front end  called DFE98.  Along with
> > improving the program by providing color coding for syntax, they seem to
> > have decided that making it hard to configure for use was something that
> > needed to be done too (maybe they were trying to put it on par with
> > RHIDE and Emacs...lol).
> Actually, Emacs doesn't need any configuration whatsoever.  Just unzip
> and use it.  If you know about any problems, please report them here.

    While that is technically true, most people don't use Emacs
'out-of-the-box'.  I personally find the default setup very
un-user-friendly.  I always use pc-select mode and various other stuff.  I
know that it is unlikely that anyone would change the default settings
(because there are people [and documentation] out there that expect it).
But, I'd say it was rare that you'd find someone who understood eLisp and
didn't do lots of configuring.

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     -Rolf Campbell (39)3-6318

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