From: rustom <rustompmody@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: copying and pasting in emacs
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 09:06:24 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <505e7832-81c1-44a8-97fd-5b2db5073b7d@v1g2000prd.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 640dcabc-d78f-4006-901f-2689297ea79a@w9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com
On Apr 5, 7:17 pm, luca.pampar...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am unable to figure out how to select and copy text as you would do
> in another editors:
>
> For example, one thing I normally need to do is select from the
> current position upto the next few words. Normally, I just press shift
> + ctrl and the left or right arrow key and the editor would highlight
> one word at a time. I have so far been unable to figure out how to
> highlight text in emacs using the keyboard.
>
> Anyone knows how I can do it esp. highlighting one word, line etc. at
> a time.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Luca
See cua-mode and related stuff (http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/
CuaMode )
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Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-05 14:17 copying and pasting in emacs luca.pamparana
2009-04-05 14:56 ` Richard Riley
2009-04-05 14:57 ` lore
2009-04-05 15:45 ` Nurullah Akkaya
2009-04-05 16:06 ` rustom [this message]
2009-04-05 17:48 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-05 17:53 ` Peter Finn
[not found] ` <mailman.4665.1238954048.31690.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-04-05 21:43 ` B. T. Raven
2009-04-06 7:29 ` Nikolaj Schumacher
[not found] ` <mailman.4658.1238946331.31690.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-05-02 23:50 ` David Combs
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2009-04-06 9:07 Bourgneuf Francois
2009-04-06 9:42 ` Daniel Dalton
2009-04-06 14:55 ` Peter Dyballa
2009-04-06 14:56 ` Renaud Casenave-Péré
[not found] ` <mailman.4706.1239028278.31690.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-05-02 23:59 ` David Combs
2009-04-06 9:47 Daniel Dalton
2009-04-06 14:55 ` Alan Mackenzie
2009-04-06 21:40 ` Daniel Dalton
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