From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Keybinding nit Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:29:33 +0900 Message-ID: <87iri9b8de.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <85d58p7hyu.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <87zmbti4zh.fsf@catnip.gol.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1161732747 20885 80.91.229.2 (24 Oct 2006 23:32:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:32:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Oct 25 01:32:25 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GcVkt-0008Eq-AQ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:32:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GcVks-0003jM-Qd for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:32:22 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GcViL-0002hS-KY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:29:45 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GcViJ-0002f1-6f for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:29:44 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GcViJ-0002ev-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:29:43 -0400 Original-Received: from [203.216.5.72] (helo=smtp02.dentaku.gol.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1GcViH-0003xR-TL; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:29:42 -0400 Original-Received: from 203-216-96-133.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.96.133] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp02.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1GcViF-00016Q-7e; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:29:39 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id EF10E2F45; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:29:33 +0900 (JST) Original-To: Kevin Rodgers System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Kevin Rodgers's message of "Tue\, 24 Oct 2006 16\:11\:55 -0600") Original-Lines: 21 X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:61129 Archived-At: Kevin Rodgers writes: >> Indeed, even MOD + NO-MOD sequences can be a problem, as it's quite easy >> to mis-time releasing the modifier key when typing quickly (I very often >> mistype "C-x b" as "C-x C-b"); MOD + DIFFERENT-MOD would be even worse. > > That all makes perfect sense, but in actual practice I find that there > are commands I use frequently use that aren't bound to keys, and that > the most mnemonic, available keys are C- Shift- sequences. Well of course your MMV. Still I think it's sufficient reason to be cautious about using such key sequences in _default_ bindings. > I learned to touch type in 9th or 10th grade, but I guess I don't type > as quickly as you! Or I'm just much more clumsy ... :-) -Miles -- `Life is a boundless sea of bitterness'