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Re: Menu suggestion
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: Menu suggestion |
Date: |
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 06:44:48 -0400 |
I am eager to achieve maximum efficiency in Emacs editing,
but I don't see how an asymmetrical layout of C-f C-b C-n C-p
C-a C-e C-v M-v is better for cursor motion than logically placed
arrow keys:
home up pgup
left right
end down pgdn
The arrow keys are perfectly logical, but efficiency is a different
question. They are less efficient because they require you to move
your hand to another position.
On laptops the hand movement is smaller, but it is still significant.
For occasional users, the logical nature of the arrow keys makes them
better. For peoplw who use Emacs for hours a day, it is worth
learning the old Emacs bindings.
- Re: Menu suggestion, (continued)
- Re: Menu suggestion, Juri Linkov, 2004/04/28
- Re: Menu suggestion, Eli Zaretskii, 2004/04/28
- Re: Menu suggestion, Juri Linkov, 2004/04/28
- Re: Menu suggestion, Eli Zaretskii, 2004/04/28
- Re: Menu suggestion, Robert J. Chassell, 2004/04/28
- Re: Menu suggestion, Miles Bader, 2004/04/28
- Re: Menu suggestion, Robert J. Chassell, 2004/04/28
- Re: Menu suggestion,
Richard Stallman <=
- Re: Menu suggestion, Juri Linkov, 2004/04/29
- Re: Menu suggestion, Eli Zaretskii, 2004/04/26
- jargon translation up-front in doc (was: Menu suggestion), Drew Adams, 2004/04/26
- Re: jargon translation up-front in doc (was: Menu suggestion), Eli Zaretskii, 2004/04/27
- RE: jargon translation up-front in doc (was: Menu suggestion), Drew Adams, 2004/04/28
- Re: jargon translation up-front in doc (was: Menu suggestion), Kevin Rodgers, 2004/04/29
- RE: jargon translation up-front in doc (was: Menu suggestion), Drew Adams, 2004/04/29
- Re: jargon translation up-front in doc (was: Menu suggestion), Kim F. Storm, 2004/04/29
- RE: jargon translation up-front in doc (was: Menu suggestion), Drew Adams, 2004/04/29
- Re: jargon translation up-front in doc (was: Menu suggestion), Richard Stallman, 2004/04/30