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Subject: Re: do you want a emacs cookbook?
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 08:28:32 -0800 (PST)
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On Nov 8, 4:24=A0pm, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote:
> Please don't. =A0Arguing for the sake of imaginary users distorts the
> meaningfulness of feedback.

I apologize for not being precise.  I was not talking in theory.  That
has been my own experience while learning Emacs.  I still keep CUA-
mode enabled for convenience, even when nowadays I have much less need
for it, and I would advice learning better ways to novices.