Suggestion: Change C-x right / C-x left to C-x C-right / C-x C-left

Suggestion: Change C-x right / C-x left to C-x C-right / C-x C-left

[Kim F. Storm]

IMHO, it be much simpler to cycle buffers if the next-buffer /
prev-buffer commands were on C-x C-right / C-x C-left instead of the
current bindings, C-x right / C-x left ?

-- 
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk

Re: Suggestion: Change C-x right / C-x left to C-x C-right / C-x C-left

[David Kastrup]

storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:

> IMHO, it be much simpler to cycle buffers if the next-buffer /
> prev-buffer commands were on C-x C-right / C-x C-left instead of the
> current bindings, C-x right / C-x left ?

In X11, maybe (though I don't find C-x right particularly
inconvenient).  On a tty, C-left/right might not exist.  Question is
whether this is important enough to take two bindings, given they
both exist.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

Re: Suggestion: Change C-x right / C-x left to C-x C-right / C-x C-left

[Richard Stallman]

    IMHO, it be much simpler to cycle buffers if the next-buffer /
    prev-buffer commands were on C-x C-right / C-x C-left instead of the
    current bindings, C-x right / C-x left ?

That sounds like a good idea.  However, I find on my terminal (a Linux
console) that typing LEFT while holding down CTL actually sends M-left.
This translation does not seem to be done by Emacs.

So how about making both bindings?

Re: Suggestion: Change C-x right / C-x left to C-x C-right / C-x C-left

[Stefan Monnier]

> That sounds like a good idea.  However, I find on my terminal (a Linux
> console) that typing LEFT while holding down CTL actually sends M-left.
> This translation does not seem to be done by Emacs.

Maybe it's a bug in the corresponding term/*.el file.
What does $TERM say and what does C-h l say after hitting C-left?


        Stefan

Re: Suggestion: Change C-x right / C-x left to C-x C-right / C-x C-left

[Richard Stallman]

    Maybe it's a bug in the corresponding term/*.el file.
    What does $TERM say and what does C-h l say after hitting C-left?

TERM is "linux", and C-h l shows ESC b.  Not only that,
I did (list (read-event) (read-event)) and determined
that the console actually sends ESC b.

;-).