From: wbp@nodomain.invalid (Will Parsons)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: arrow keys in the console
Date: 21 May 2007 12:03:54 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <slrnf532l9.344.wbp@L1422169.w-intra.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.872.1179595364.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Peter Dyballa wrote:
>
> When I compare xterm.el and vt100.el with linux.el, then I see that
> linux.el does make any key bindings. Reason can be that every Linux
> distribution changes the TERMCAP entry every few months in a
> distribution personalised fashion, so it does not make any sense to
> create sensible key bindings.
>
> The question is why anyone is using such a thing. Xterm can be a
> console, too, it only needs an X server and an option. Are you using
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This may not apply to the OP, but I'm surely not the only one who uses
Emacs frequently in situations where there *is* no X-server, not only
in Linux but also in FreeBSD and QNX.
> this "linux" terminal device as a Linux virtual console? Isn't vi
> sufficient for a bit of editing in this situation?
Not for me it isn't! I do a *lot* of editing in a console. As a matter
of fact, it was because I found myself working in an evironment without
X (under QNX) that I really starting using Emacs heavily, since I couldn't
use my previous editor of choice (NEdit).
- Will
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-21 12:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-18 1:00 arrow keys in the console Tyler Smith
2007-05-18 7:25 ` Pascal Bourguignon
2007-05-18 12:16 ` Tyler Smith
2007-05-18 12:37 ` poppyer
2007-05-18 14:00 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-05-18 15:14 ` Tyler Smith
[not found] ` <mailman.807.1179498154.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-05-19 3:03 ` Tim X
2007-05-19 3:14 ` Tyler Smith
2007-05-19 4:54 ` Tim X
2007-05-19 2:38 ` Tim X
[not found] ` <mailman.805.1179497353.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-05-19 2:41 ` Tim X
2007-05-19 3:00 ` Tyler Smith
2007-05-19 14:37 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.860.1179585463.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-05-19 14:58 ` poppyer
2007-05-19 14:59 ` Tyler Smith
2007-05-19 17:22 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.872.1179595364.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-05-20 15:43 ` Tyler Smith
2007-05-21 12:03 ` Will Parsons [this message]
2007-05-22 4:38 ` Xavier Maillard
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