From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Pascal Bourguignon Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Need an enabler for a bad habit. Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:34:18 +0100 Organization: Informatimago Message-ID: <877iygcrtx.fsf@thalassa.informatimago.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1162316447 23053 80.91.229.2 (31 Oct 2006 17:40:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:40:47 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 31 18:40:44 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 1GexbC-0007Kl-1F for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:40:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GexbB-0000aH-9a for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:40:29 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news2.google.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 41 Original-X-Trace: individual.net KCKe5XBTjxHCLJVMXHJnpAYHPt9LMidg5Li0EnVXkjopekndX7 Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwAQMAAABtzGvEAAAABlBMVEUAAAD///+l2Z/dAAAA oElEQVR4nK3OsRHCMAwF0O8YQufUNIQRGIAja9CxSA55AxZgFO4coMgYrEDDQZWPIlNAjwq9 033pbOBPtbXuB6PKNBn5gZkhGa86Z4x2wE67O+06WxGD/HCOGR0deY3f9Ijwwt7rNGNf6Oac l/GuZTF1wFGKiYYHKSFAkjIo1b6sCYS1sVmFhhhahKQssRjRT90ITWUk6vvK3RsPGs+M1RuR mV+hO/VvFAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== X-Accept-Language: fr, es, en X-Disabled: X-No-Archive: no User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:7D2B+2SNgAEkhkz2vYNtXu1PpaY= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:142824 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 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:38443 Archived-At: William Case writes: > 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? M-x For example: M-x find-file RET /tmp/test RET > 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. You can also use M-: For example: M-: (find-file "/tmp/test") RET > 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? It's easy. Just take a pair of scisors, and cut the cable of your mouse. -- __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ I need a new toy. Tail of black dog keeps good time. Pounce! Good dog! Good dog!