From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Xavier Maillard Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel,gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why? Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:40:47 +0100 Message-ID: References: <43A16C7F.1040403@student.lu.se> Reply-To: zedek@gnu-rox.org NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1134676181 27610 80.91.229.2 (15 Dec 2005 19:49:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:49:41 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org, brakjoller@gmail.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 15 20:49:39 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Emz4W-00009B-9P for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:47:24 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Emz5A-0002CP-SX for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:48:04 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EmxAh-0007k9-7X for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:45:39 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EmxAc-0007iv-Tn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:45:38 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmxAc-0007io-OY; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:45:34 -0500 Original-Received: from [213.41.184.169] (helo=smtp.gnu-rox.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EmxCu-0005DN-4G; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:47:56 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost.localdomain (unknown [10.0.0.6]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gnu-rox.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DF818BC02; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:47:52 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from zedek by localhost.localdomain with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Emx5z-0003a6-4s; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:40:47 +0100 Original-To: Lennart Borgman In-reply-to: <43A16C7F.1040403@student.lu.se> (message from Lennart Borgman on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:15:43 +0100) User-Agent: RMAIL/GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 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:47803 gmane.emacs.help:31961 Archived-At: From: Lennart Borgman Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, Emacs Devel Mathias Dahl wrote: >How about > > There are several ways you can do this. You can use the arrow > keys or you can use C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. Generally, many find > the latter more efficient in the long run because it keeps your > hands in the standard position. These characters are equivalent > to the four arrow keys like this: > >Thus avoiding expressions like "but it is generally more..." which >forces an opinion in the user. IMHO, of course. :) > > I vote for this one! It addresses the newbie which is the purpose. My vote goes to this one too. Xavier