From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bill White Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: M-! -- new or other binding ?? Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:01:39 GMT Organization: AT&T ASP.att.net Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1177889691 11875 80.91.229.12 (29 Apr 2007 23:34:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:34:51 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 30 01:34:41 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HiIud-0000fb-OX for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:34:39 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HiJ0k-0008DN-V2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:40:58 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newshub.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news1.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!wns14feed!worldnet.att.net!attbi_s21.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.96 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:6ScLpv+A7RXMwmBb8zxUpemBQYQ= Original-Lines: 18 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.207.176.111 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@asp.att.net Original-X-Trace: attbi_s21 1177887699 12.207.176.111 (Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:01:39 GMT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:01:39 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:147770 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:43373 Archived-At: William Case writes: > I find myself using the shell-command (M-!) a lot lately and the > reach for all the keys (on my keyboard Alt+Shft+!) is difficult. > Have I missed a keyboarding trick using one hand or can someone > suggest another binding that wouldn't disturb the default key > bindings but would still be an easier reach? Have you looked into training your right hand to type those modifier keys while your left types '1'? M-^ (delete-indentation) is awkward for my left hand so I took a day or so to train my right hand to type the right and keys for it. Cheers - bw -- "No, ma'am, we're musicians."