From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Per Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why? Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:01:16 +0100 Organization: The Church of Emacs Message-ID: References: <1133329096.909577.80790@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <11pmkm7sol448a9@corp.supernews.com> <87lkym51rd.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1134654905 14895 80.91.229.2 (15 Dec 2005 13:55:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:55:05 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 15 14:55:04 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmtZ1-0005dB-9U for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:54:31 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmtZd-0005I9-Nm for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:55:09 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed1.swip.net!swipnet!newsfeed.sunet.se!news01.sunet.se!news.net.uni-c.dk!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 23 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: sheridan.dina.kvl.dk Original-X-Trace: news.net.uni-c.dk 1134648143 28162 130.225.40.227 (15 Dec 2005 12:02:23 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.net.uni-c.dk Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:02:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Face: +kRV2]2q}lixHkE{U)mY#+6]{AH=yN~S9@IFiOa@X6?GM|8MBp/ Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:auuL6tARylAMFjLM/EQqf/Ffel4= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:136327 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:31955 Archived-At: Mathias Dahl writes: > Stefan Monnier writes: > >> There are several ways you can do this. You can of course use the arrow >> keys, but it's generally more efficient in the long run to keep your >> hands in the standard position and use the commands C-p, C-b, C-f, and >> C-n. These characters are equivalent to the four arrow keys, like this: > > How about > > There are several ways you can do this. You can use the arrow > keys or you can use C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. Generally, many find > the latter more efficient in the long run because it keeps your > hands in the standard position. These characters are equivalent > to the four arrow keys like this: There are several ways you can do this. You can use the arrow keys or you can use C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. The latter can be more efficient in some situations, because it keeps your hands in the standard position. These characters are equivalent to the four arrow keys like this: