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Re: Emacs on Android, someone please give this developer some help
From: |
Sven Bretfeld |
Subject: |
Re: Emacs on Android, someone please give this developer some help |
Date: |
12 Aug 2012 13:25:03 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.3 (gnu/linux) |
MBR <mbr@arlsoft.com> writes:
> Much though I'd like to be able to run Emacs on my Android phone, I'm having
> difficulty imagining how input could possibly work. Emacs is heavily
> dependent
> on "chord" keystrokes. It's hard enough to type anything at all on the
> standard
> Android virtual keyboard, and that doesn't have ALT, CTRL, or SHIFT modifier
> keys. Would an Android Emacs include its own virtual keyboard? And even if
> it
> did, how do you type a chord on a touchscreen with keys that small?
You can install the "Hacker's Keyboard" which has all Modifier Keys
easily available. I use it on my Xoom when I ssh into an Emacs session
on a remote machine. This keyboard is available in the "Android
Playstore" and gives a genuine Emacs feeling.
Sven