From: "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Arrow Keys?
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:31:04 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f0588$4a2c3198$cef88ba3$8485@TEKSAVVY.COM> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 791jqsF1otu7cU1@mid.individual.net
On 2009-06-07, Chris Gordon-Smith wrote:
> Hello All
>
> I have recently started using Emacs on a regular basis. I read in the Emacs
> documentation that it is more efficient to use C-N, C-P etc. rather than
> arrow keys. Is this really true? I'm persisting with it, but those arrow
> keys still seem pretty attractive.
That depends on your typing habits. If you sit at the keyboard with
your fingers in the home position all the time, then they probably
are more efficient. Otherwise, probably not.
--
Chris F.A. Johnson, webmaster <http://Woodbine-Gerrard.com>
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Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-06-07 10:41 Arrow Keys? Chris Gordon-Smith
2009-06-07 11:02 ` Christian Herenz
2009-06-07 11:58 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-06-07 16:27 ` Eric Abrahamsen
[not found] ` <mailman.162.1244392060.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-06-07 17:05 ` Xah Lee
2009-06-07 21:24 ` notbob
2009-06-08 5:13 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2009-06-08 11:46 ` Teemu Likonen
2009-06-12 17:34 ` John A Pershing Jr
2009-06-12 18:38 ` Teemu Likonen
2009-06-12 20:57 ` Jeff Clough
[not found] ` <mailman.556.1244868430.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-06-13 15:45 ` notbob
2009-06-13 16:12 ` Teemu Likonen
2009-06-07 21:31 ` Chris F.A. Johnson [this message]
2009-06-07 22:18 ` Chris Gordon-Smith
2009-06-08 4:58 ` Ian Eure
2009-06-07 22:55 ` Davin Pearson
2009-06-08 0:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-06-13 17:13 ` Andreas Röhler
[not found] ` <mailman.569.1244913073.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-06-13 18:08 ` B. T. Raven
[not found] ` <mailman.179.1244421488.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-06-08 20:05 ` Chris Gordon-Smith
2009-06-21 12:01 ` Chris Gordon-Smith
2009-07-06 0:16 ` Miles Bader
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