"reduced-mode" wanted

"reduced-mode" wanted

[Ali Pang]

Hi,

I would like to set up emacs for users in a way s.t. it is easy to use for
windows users without that much computer experience to use emacs. 

Specifically I was wondering if there is some mode that reduces all (to
these users) "dangerous" aspects of emacs, like key chords etc, that could
be confusing? Also adding windows-like keys etc would be perfect, like
ctrl+x/c/v, and anything else I might have forgotten.

Would I just need an .emacs here? I.e. could I disable key chords by simply
unbinding all keys? (And in that case, is there any easy way to do this?)

I will use this in combination with the latex-mode, using a simplified
version of latex (i.e. they will be using new commands defined by me), and
some easy key bindings I would add afterwards. Thus I would want things to
remain simple after loading this major mode.

Thanks for any help
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Re: "reduced-mode" wanted

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 26.06.2008 um 14:20 schrieb Ali Pang:

> I will use this in combination with the latex-mode, using a simplified
> version of latex (i.e. they will be using new commands defined by  
> me), and
> some easy key bindings I would add afterwards. Thus I would want  
> things to
> remain simple after loading this major mode.

I don't think this is reasonable – unless you're going to teach very  
old persons that won't (be able to) try to use AUCTeX around  
Christmas and later on. CUA mode is something that brings MS Windows  
into GNU Emacs.

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Re: "reduced-mode" wanted

[Memnon Anon]

Hi!

On 26 Jun., 14:20, Ali Pang <ali_p...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to set up emacs for users in a way s.t. it is easy to use for
> windows users without that much computer experience to use emacs.

I once found this:

http://www.dur.ac.uk/p.j.heslin/Software/Emacs/Easymacs/index.php

To quote the homepage:

>Easymacs is an easy-to-learn, one-size-fits-all configuration for new users of GNU Emacs. It sets up key bindings that >attempt to conform to a common denominator of the Gnome/KDE/OS X/Microsoft Windows human interface guidelines, >and provides function-key bindings for other powerful Emacs features. It is fully documented, and the new user can >productively edit text right away, without going through the Emacs tutorial. Many commonly-used functions can be >accessed without having to learn the "chords", or multiple serial keystrokes that Emacs uses by default.

I personally never used it.
If you go for it, it would be nice to get some feedback so I know if
it is really recommendable...

Hope this helps

memnon

Re: "reduced-mode" wanted

[Xah]

Ali Pang wrote:

> > I would like to set up emacs for users in a way s.t. it is easy to use for
> > windows users without that much computer experience to use emacs.

Memnon Anon wrote:
> ...
> http://www.dur.ac.uk/p.j.heslin/Software/Emacs/Easymacs/index.php

Thanks for the link.

For the original poster, you might try

How To Make Emacs Use Modern User Interface
http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_make_modern.html

  Xah
∑ http://xahlee.org/

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Re: "reduced-mode" wanted

[Giles Chamberlin]

Ali Pang <ali_pang@hotmail.com> writes:

> Would I just need an .emacs here? I.e. could I disable key chords by simply
> unbinding all keys? (And in that case, is there any easy way to do this?)

Have a look at disabling commands: 
(info "(emacs) Disabling")



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Giles