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Re: Default Emacs keybindings (was: Re: Menu suggestion)
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Jan D. |
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Re: Default Emacs keybindings (was: Re: Menu suggestion) |
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Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:26:44 +0200 |
If the second choice is made, Emacs code and manuals probably have to
support different key binding sets, since the "Emacs standard" and
"MacOS/MS Windows/Gnome/KDE consensus" are so far apart and
conflicting. I know it is an enormous task to implement this fully,
but I see no real choice (apart from 1).
I my dreams Emacs has these menu entries:
Options->Key bindings->Emacs Classic
->MS Windows
->Modify current bindings
I would like to add to this menu, "Mac bindings", since
undo/cut/copy/paste
is not done with C-z/C-x/C-c/C-v, on Max OS X.
The Apple key is used instead of the control key. The Apple key is now
mapped to Meta in Emacs on Mac OS X, so it is a bit different change
from
Unix or MS Windows.
Also, many applications on Mac OS X does handle C-a, C-e, C-f, C-p and
so on the way Emacs does. For example, the mail application on Mac OSX,
where I write this, does scroll forward on C-v and handles movement
the Emacs way (at least C-f, C-b, C-e, C-a, C-p and C-n). So does the
default text editor.
Jan D.
Re: Default Emacs keybindings (was: Re: Menu suggestion), Richard Stallman, 2004/04/27