Eric S. Raymond writes:
> Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@intel.com>:
> > I didn't say that 'q' wrote out anything. I was asking that 'q' and
> > 'x' operate similar to vi, but now they operate exactly opposite from
> > vi.
> > In cmlconfigure, 'x' means exit and don't save. In vi, 'x' means
> > save & exit (or is a synonym for :wq ).
> > In cmlconfigure, 'q' means save & exit. In vi, 'q' means abort/quit
> > *right now*.
>
> OK, point made. I'll reverse these in 0.7.4.
Except that other curses based programs such as the MUAs elm and mutt
use the exact opposite: q for exit with confirmation/saving/etc and
x for immediate no-questions-asked exit. Ho hum.
--Malcolm
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