From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Mathias Dahl Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why? Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:21:18 +0100 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 1134650673 436 80.91.229.2 (15 Dec 2005 12:44:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:44:33 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 15 13:44:30 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmsRV-0006Ty-TQ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:42:42 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmsS9-0004SI-KN for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:43:21 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 19 Original-X-Trace: individual.net /RJO85WmUop74kdfEsfh1gIBKXY1MmMo7iLJpBXUlcq8U01gpX User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:JeicW6zb18laeEn3GyER7cIxe88= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:136324 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:31952 Archived-At: 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: Thus avoiding expressions like "but it is generally more..." which forces an opinion in the user. IMHO, of course. :) /Mathias