From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: William Case Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Need an enabler for a bad habit. Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:59:28 -0500 Message-ID: <1162313968.4941.25.camel@CASE> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1162314102 13939 80.91.229.2 (31 Oct 2006 17:01:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:01:42 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 31 18:01:39 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gewyc-0007X4-Gn for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:00:39 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gewya-00030D-W5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:00:37 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GewyA-0002zy-Eo for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:00:10 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gewy6-0002z7-TJ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:00:10 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gewy6-0002z1-MU for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:00:06 -0500 Original-Received: from [68.142.225.204] (helo=smtp106.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Gewy6-0006Jb-QH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:00:06 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail 70066 invoked from network); 31 Oct 2006 17:00:05 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Subject:From:To:Content-Type:Date:Message-Id:Mime-Version:X-Mailer:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=LPJ8z+0prL5qzLhsb65VAIyRVV1XnPyUsOZwxGA7unYF3ZF4oCXgx1jFS5V1FWW/+He6W3+X41q6YZhU6xPe35K20rlYDFSaE8cX56CBy0n8hnktT0sYNbiLy0cu2I6ZkoDEFO7qyacmdFl8SscndgLR+w72zJFuHDnq6AfAdD4= ; Original-Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.4?) (billlinux@rogers.com@74.104.100.126 with plain) by smtp106.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 31 Oct 2006 17:00:05 -0000 Original-To: EMACS List X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.3 (2.6.3-1.fc5.5) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:38442 Archived-At: Hi; Is there a way to click on the mini-buffer or use a shortcut key so that my cursor is placed in the mini-buffer before I begin to type a command? I know, I know. There is no need. I can just start to type my command and it will automatically appear in the mini-buffer. This has to do with my own uncorrectable bad habit, not necessity. The mini-buffer looks and feels like a command line. I have the habit of wanting to click on it before typing a command. If I am not paying attention to my actions, but rather thinking about something one the screen, I keep clicking and clicking. Of course, nothing happens. After 2 1/2 years of not being able to kick the habit, is there a way I can set up my emacs to show a blinking cursor in the mini-buffer and be done with it? -- Regards Bill