Re: minibuffer prev/next bindings in calc "algebraic-entry" mode

[Miles Bader <miles.bader@necel.com>]

Jay Belanger <belanger@truman.edu> writes:
> In numeric entry mode, `p' is used to enter `+/-', which is probably
> why `M-p' was chosen for algebraic entry.  How about using `C-p' for
> entering `+/-' in algebraic mode, then?

I don't think that's a good idea -- the standard binding for C-p is
useful even in minibuffers.  I often enter multi-line expressions by
hitting ', pasting a big string from some other location and editing it
(e.g., I can enter vectors from my C app by pasting from gdb and
replacing the gdb goop with calc goop) before hitting RET.

-miles
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