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From: Silvio Levy <levy@msri.org>
To: Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Keybindings for Emacs with no X?
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:09:37 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120203200937.CEE6A181131@neo.msri.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:58:21 -0700


> > Why not use a GUI based emacs?

> One reason is because logging in over a high latency connection to a
> server on the other side of the world and trying to throw the X11
> display back over the very slow global Internet is a test of patience.

I can attest that for remote editing -- even across town in one of the
most technologically enabled areas of the US -- X emacs is less
satisfactory than emacs in a text terminal.

Silvio





             reply	other threads:[~2012-02-03 20:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-02-03 20:09 Silvio Levy [this message]
2012-02-03 22:54 ` Keybindings for Emacs with no X? Angel de Vicente
     [not found] <mailman.3017.1328246410.15002.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-10-04 19:23 ` gtassone
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2012-02-03 20:52 Silvio Levy
2012-02-03 21:06 ` Tassilo Horn
2012-02-13 15:21 ` Ken Goldman
2012-02-03  4:38 Angel de Vicente
2012-02-03  7:10 ` Bob Proulx
2012-02-03  7:33   ` 郭晓峰
2012-02-03  7:47     ` Philipp Haselwarter
2012-02-03  9:44       ` Angel de Vicente
2012-02-03  9:42     ` Angel de Vicente
2012-02-03 18:30       ` 郭晓峰
2012-02-03  9:40   ` Angel de Vicente
2012-02-03 19:53     ` Bob Proulx
2012-02-04  0:10       ` Angel de Vicente
2012-02-28 18:40         ` Oleksandr Gavenko
2012-02-28 18:32   ` Oleksandr Gavenko
2012-02-03  7:48 ` Tassilo Horn
2012-02-03  9:47   ` Angel de Vicente
2012-02-03 12:25   ` Peter Dyballa
2012-02-03 20:03     ` Tassilo Horn
2012-02-03 22:09       ` Peter Dyballa
2012-02-03  7:50 ` Jiaxin Cao
2012-02-03 19:58   ` Bob Proulx
2012-02-03 20:12     ` Tassilo Horn
2012-02-03 20:37       ` Bob Proulx

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