[BRLTTY] It's probably too late, but...

[Nicolas Pitre]

On Fri, 8 Jun 2012, Lee Maschmeyer wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I was reading the list of changes for 4.4. Now that we have a
> continuously updated clock on the status display I wonder if we
> shouldn't remove the display-specific bindings for the time
> function. Display keys are a scarce resource and to have duplicate
> functions using up bindings seems a pity, especially when the
> duplicates are manifestly less capable than the thing they're
> duplicating. Though incompatible changes are anathema it does seem
> like pulling these bindings in the very early stages of this release
> might just barely be considered acceptable.
> 
> Any reaction?

I disagree.

I use the time binding all the time.  It is quick, it gets away without 
a second key press, and it works with speech while the continuous time 
display doesn't (and probably shouldn't).

And only a few displays do map all the available functions.  While 
display keys are scarce indeed, this is more true on some displays than 
others. The great thing about the text file format for key bindings is 
that you can modify it locally as you wish if you prefer something else 
than the default.


Nicolas