From: bkhl@elektrubadur.se (Björn Lindström)
Subject: Re: C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why?
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:36:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k6e6f673.fsf@lucien.dreaming> (raw)
In-Reply-To: ur78hwgda.fsf@gmail.com
Mathias Dahl <brakjoller@gmail.com> writes:
> OK, the distance from the home row is shorter, but I still don't think
> you can conclude that it is more efficient. For example, C-f require
> "two" (or one, or one and a half if you want) keypresses while the
> arrow keys require only single keypresses.
That argument is a bit flawed. Too use the arrow keys you have to
abandon the basic touch typing position completely and then find it
again. This will take a lot longer than pressing any key combination you
can reach from the basic position.
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Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-30 5:38 C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why? casioculture
2005-11-30 5:55 ` Herbert Euler
2005-11-30 8:16 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-11-30 8:39 ` Alan Mackenzie
2005-11-30 9:32 ` Harald Hanche-Olsen
2005-11-30 11:58 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2005-11-30 13:21 ` David Hansen
2005-11-30 21:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-11-30 21:49 ` Tim Johnson
2005-12-09 22:03 ` Edward Dodge
2005-12-10 9:51 ` Xavier Maillard
2005-12-10 22:13 ` roodwriter
2005-12-10 22:40 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.18736.1134254458.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-12-10 23:09 ` roodwriter
2005-12-10 23:12 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-11 4:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <mailman.18760.1134274741.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-12-12 11:59 ` Mathias Dahl
2005-12-12 21:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-12-12 22:32 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-12 23:22 ` Tim Johnson
[not found] ` <mailman.19039.1134421524.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-12-13 8:28 ` Mathias Dahl
2005-12-13 8:56 ` Ralf Angeli
2005-12-13 17:27 ` Tim Johnson
2005-12-13 20:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2005-12-15 20:36 ` Björn Lindström [this message]
2005-12-15 23:26 ` Xavier Maillard
2005-12-17 10:52 ` don provan
[not found] ` <mailman.19488.1134911034.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-12-19 9:24 ` Mathias Dahl
2005-12-15 6:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-12-15 9:21 ` Mathias Dahl
2005-12-15 12:01 ` Per Abrahamsen
2005-12-15 16:47 ` Drew Adams
2005-12-15 18:28 ` Mathias Dahl
2005-12-15 20:43 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-15 13:15 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-15 17:40 ` Xavier Maillard
2005-12-15 17:52 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-16 17:46 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-15 19:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2005-11-30 5:52 Dave Humphries
[not found] <mailman.17286.1133329946.20277.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-11-30 11:08 ` David Kastrup
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