Re: Binding M-n and M-p toforward-paragraphandbackward-paragraphrespectively

["Andreas Röhler" <andreas.roehler@online.de>]

Am 08.04.2011 05:13, schrieb Davis Herring:
>>> It just makes sense with the global idea that C- is for
>>> atomic movements, and M- for group movement.
>>
>> That might be an argument for users to bind it, but that in itself is not
>> an argument for Emacs to bind it by default.  And it is certainly not an
>> argument to bind it to some specific key (which one?).
>
> FWIW, it is an argument for that last point: C-b is backward a character,
> and M-b a word; C-a is beginning of line, and M-a of sentence; it makes
> perfect sense for C-n to be next line and M-n to be next paragraph.  That
> doesn't mean we should do it, but that's why M-n makes sense for it.
>
> Davis
>

yes, it makes sense. What doesn't mean it must be bound by default.

It's a very convenient, ie precious key.

In python-mode I bind it to forward-statement, backward-statement.

Cheers

Andreas