Re: Emacs key bindings through the ages

[Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>]

bramble <cadet.bramble@gmail.com> writes:

> On Nov 15, 5:49 am, Stefan Kamphausen <ska...@gmx.net> wrote:
>> File: genesis.org
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -*- mode: org -*-
>>
>>   GENESIS - THE WORLD PROJECT
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> ** TODO Make Humans
>>    SCHEDULED: <0000-00-06 Sat>
>>
>
> Under "** TODO Make Humans" I was waiting for "*** Point out my wicked-
> cool default shell and editor key bindings to RMS at some point (add
> an `at` job to remind me). Try not to let him make me change any of
> them."
>
> By the way, are there any Emacs key bindings that the community in
> general doesn't like (aside from Xah ;) ), but that the powers that be
> adamantly refuse to change? An odd one (odd to me, anyway) is using C-
> x r m to make a bookmark (and C-x r b to return to a bookmark). I love
> the feature, but C-x seems an odd prefix for it (maybe M-g would be
> good for it (given what M-g g does), but maybe I'm missing something).

I *think* the C-x prefix is to keep file related operations associated with
C-x.  Also, M-g is now used for goto-line. 

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