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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: forward-page binding and page-movement doc [was: Deprecated C-x bindings]
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:03:27 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <EIENLHALHGIMHGDOLMIMAEOMCOAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3y7n4z6i8.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk>

> > The following bindings were marked as deprecated in Emacs 20:
> >
> >  C-x /  (point-to-register-compatibility-binding)
> >  C-x j  (jump-to-register-compatibility-binding)
> >  C-x x  (copy-to-register-compatibility-binding)
> >  C-x g  (insert-register-compatibility-binding)
> >
> > There are equivalent bindings in the C-x r map, which is
> > the logical place for register commands.
> >
> > We might want to use these keys for more interesting
> > things in the future, so now (before the release) would
> > be a good time to reclaim them.
>
> Thanks.  I have removed those bindings.

BTW, for after the release, I wonder if we shouldn't also free up `C-x ['
and `C-x ]'?

1. They are not particularly handy for repeated movement (except via `z z
z').

2. `C-s C-q C-l' (`C-s C-s...') is quicker for repeated movement among
pages. (I always use that.)

3. The use of `C-u C-]' is good, to move forward N pages, but that's
probably almost as useful without any binding (using `C-u M-x
forward-page').

Just a thought.


Independent of this, I think the Emacs manual should explicitly mention
(remind people of) `C-s C-q C-l' (`C-s C-s...'). It mentions using `C-q C-l'
to insert a page break, but it doesn't mention searching for page breaks.
This should be obvious, but a reminder wouldn't hurt.

  reply	other threads:[~2007-02-12 16:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-02-06 10:12 Deprecated C-x bindings Romain Francoise
2007-02-06 12:17 ` Kim F. Storm
2007-02-06 23:16 ` Richard Stallman
2007-02-09 14:27   ` Kim F. Storm
2007-02-09 23:49     ` Richard Stallman
2007-02-11 22:14 ` Kim F. Storm
2007-02-12 16:03   ` Drew Adams [this message]
2007-02-12 16:29     ` forward-page binding and page-movement doc Stefan Monnier
2007-02-12 18:31     ` forward-page binding and page-movement doc [was: Deprecated C-x bindings] Stuart D. Herring
2007-02-13 16:27       ` Richard Stallman
2007-02-13 17:31         ` Drew Adams

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