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From: Xiaoyong Jin <tootiny@163.com>
Subject: Re: Using the `Win' key as `Ctrl' in Emacs?
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 01:29:13 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040619012913.5101dc75.tootiny@163.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87smct56it.fsf@ultra5.pricerunner.com

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:40:10 +0200
Gustaf Erikson <gustafe+usenet@openbsd.agero.se> wrote:

> Xiaoyong Jin <tootiny@163.com> writes:
> 
> > On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:47:47 +0200
> > Gustaf Erikson <gustafe+usenet@openbsd.agero.se> wrote:
> [snip] 
> >> Original Unix had the Control key where the CapsLock key is
> >> now. Allegedly MS moved Control to the bottom left corner to kill
> >> WordStar or something :-)
> >
> > Ah, it's the first time I hear about it.  To be frankly, I never
> > use the CapsLock key, and for a long time I was wandering why
> > someone put this useless key here.  ;-)
> > Thank you for your detailed explanation.  I now think that I'd
> > better get used to it.
> 
> Cool!
> 
> > By the way, do you not use the right Control key?
> 
> Not very often, no.
> 
> /g.
> 
> -- 
> Gustaf Erikson *  mobile 0733387618 * http://symbiandiaries.com/gustaf
> 
> MS-Windows: Flawed beyond belief.

Thank you.  ;-)

-- 

Simple is the best.  ;-)

  reply	other threads:[~2004-06-18 17:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-06-16 14:25 Using the `Win' key as `Ctrl' in Emacs? Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-16 22:30 ` Gustaf Erikson
2004-06-17  7:51   ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-18  8:47     ` Gustaf Erikson
2004-06-18 12:14       ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-18 13:40         ` Gustaf Erikson
2004-06-18 17:29           ` Xiaoyong Jin [this message]
2004-07-01  8:14       ` gebser
2004-07-01  8:46     ` Kai Grossjohann
2004-06-17  9:31 ` Rob Walker
2004-06-17 16:43   ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-18  8:05     ` Rob Walker
2004-06-18  8:23       ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-18 10:44         ` Jim Ottaway
2004-07-01  9:12         ` gebser
2004-07-01  8:44 ` Kai Grossjohann
     [not found] ` <mailman.2918.1088671599.1953.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2004-07-01 18:43   ` Xiaoyong Jin

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