miswart /mis-wort/ n.
[from wart by analogy with
misbug] A feature that superficially appears to be a
wart but has been determined to be the Right Thing. For
example, in some versions of the EMACS text editor, the
`transpose characters' command exchanges the character under the
cursor with the one before it on the screen, except when the
cursor is at the end of a line, in which case the two characters
before the cursor are exchanged. While this behavior is perhaps
surprising, and certainly inconsistent, it has been found through
extensive experimentation to be what most users want. This feature
is a miswart.
[from wart by analogy with
misbug] A feature that superficially appears to be a
wart but has been determined to be the Right Thing. For
example, in some versions of the EMACS text editor, the
`transpose characters' command exchanges the character under the
cursor with the one before it on the screen, except when the
cursor is at the end of a line, in which case the two characters
before the cursor are exchanged. While this behavior is perhaps
surprising, and certainly inconsistent, it has been found through
extensive experimentation to be what most users want. This feature
is a miswart.
Related:
- miswart: /mis-wort/ [from {wart} by analogy with {misbug}] n
A {feature} that superficially appears to be a {wart}... - wart n.
A small, crocky feature that sticks out
of an otherwise clean design
Something conspicuous for localized ugliness, especially... - wart: n. A small, {crock}y {feature} that sticks out of an
otherwise {clean} design
Something conspicuous for localized ugliness, especially... - feature n.
1. [common] A good property or behavior (as
of a program)
Whether it was intended or not is immaterial. 2... - xyzzy /X-Y-Z-Z-Y/, /X-Y-ziz'ee/, /ziz'ee/, or /ik-ziz'ee/
adj
[from the ADVENT game] The canonical `magic word'... - TECO /tee'koh/ n.,v. obs.
1. [originally an acronym for
`[paper] Tape Editor and COrrector'
later, `Text Editor and COrrector'] n. A text editor... - bug n.
An unwanted and unintended property of a program or
piece of hardware
esp. one that causes it to malfunction. Antonym... - EMACS /ee'maks/ n.
[from Editing MACroS] The ne plus
ultra of hacker editors
a programmable text editor with an entire LISP system... - Dissociated Press n.
[play on `Associated Press'
perhaps inspired by a reference in the 1950 Bugs...
