From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Whaite Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs-diffs Digest, Vol 50, Issue 7 Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:41 -0500 Message-ID: <4384.1168537601@brains.montreal.moreideas.ca> References: <13019191.885041168301149016.JavaMail.root@vms172.mailsrvcs.net> <45A59E12.5030003@verizon.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1168537636 9199 80.91.229.12 (11 Jan 2007 17:47:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:47:16 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 11 18:47:12 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1H5414-00055Z-RB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:47:07 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H5414-0000pZ-KE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:47:06 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H540v-0000p0-8Z for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:57 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H540t-0000oc-GM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:56 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H540t-0000oV-DG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:55 -0500 Original-Received: from [209.5.194.99] (helo=berlinr.can.rogers.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1H540s-00048Y-VJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:55 -0500 Original-Received: from brains.montreal.moreideas.ca ([149.99.169.189]) by berlinr.can.rogers.com (InterMail vM.5.01.02.00 201-253-122-103-101-20001108) with ESMTP id <20070111174643.QTLA3416.berlinr.can.rogers.com@brains.montreal.moreideas.ca> for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:43 -0500 Original-Received: from brains.montreal.moreideas.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by brains.montreal.moreideas.ca (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id l0BHkfJY004385 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:41 -0500 Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-reply-to: Comments: In-reply-to Richard Stallman message dated "Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:49:40 -0500." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.0.3; nmh 1.2; GNU Emacs 22.0.92 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:65148 Archived-At: Richard Stallman wrote: > Do these articles shed any light on the question of where the Windows bindings > of C-x, C-c and C-v got started? I haven't looked at those articles (too much pdf to download on my slow dialup) but my recollection is that Windows followed the convention already in use by Apple, though Apple used the command key (the "pretzel" key) which was missing from Windows keyboards. The mnemonics I use for those keys, and which I thought were commonly known, are: Cmd-X cut - the X looks like a pair of scissors Cmd-C copy - C is for copy Cmd-V paste - the V looks like the nozzel of a glue pot. I think I first heard these when the 128K Macs came out. It also wouldn't surprise me if Apple was following a convention establised for the Zerox Star. -- Peter Whaite