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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:35:36 +0200
From: Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de>
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To: Aldo Iljazi <me@aldo.io>
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Subject: Re: Proposal for menuconfig removal
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Am 24.10.2013 17:02, schrieb Aldo Iljazi:
> On 24-10-2013 17:03, Alexander Holler wrote:
>> Am 24.10.2013 13:56, schrieb Aldo Iljazi:
>>> Since nconfig is there, menuconfig is redundant.
>>>
>>> I am proposing to remove it from the kernel.
>>>
>>
>> Looks like nconfig depends on F-keys, which unfortunately do disappear
>> more and more on modern keyboards, so I wouldn't call that a very good
>> idea.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Alexander Holler
>> --
>
> If that's the case then I agree, but are they really? I've not seen a
> keyboard without F-keys.

There are many of them. But it isn't only about keyboards without those 
keys, it's about situations where those keys are inaccesible too. Guess 
why Midnight Commander supports ESC-n as alternative for Fn.

Or just try to use make nconfig from any of the various Android 
(SSH)-Terminals. Relying on F-keys isn't a very good idea.

Regards,

Alexander Holler
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