From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Sven Bretfeld" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs on Android, someone please give this developer some help Date: 12 Aug 2012 13:25:03 +0200 Message-ID: <87lihkfj3k.fsf@gmx.ch> References: <874noc5evq.fsf@hfph.mwn.de> <5024826E.7010303@arlsoft.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1344770717 7383 80.91.229.3 (12 Aug 2012 11:25:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:25:17 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 12 13:25:18 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1T0WIH-0002VX-4B for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:25:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35192 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T0WIG-0002aq-6k for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:25:16 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42562) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T0WI9-0002ae-NY for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:25:11 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T0WI8-0006b1-Ni for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:25:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mi.ruhr-uni-bochum.de ([134.147.64.53]:45782 helo=mx4.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T0WI8-0006a8-Es for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:25:08 -0400 X-Queued: (qmail 22551 invoked by alias); 12 Aug 2012 11:25:06 -0000 X-Queued: (qmail 22538 invoked from network); 12 Aug 2012 11:25:06 -0000 Original-Received: from c2-3-4.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (134.147.64.5) by mx4.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de with SMTP; 12 Aug 2012 11:25:06 -0000 X-Queued: (qmail 23948 invoked by uid 281); 12 Aug 2012 11:25:06 -0000 X-Qmailscanner: from 178.201.44.149 (0axIjN0NPR8oahG7a53F0A==@178.201.44.149) by c2-3-4.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (envelope-from , uid 80) with qmail-scanner-2.01 (sophie: 3.05/3.32/4.78. Clear:RC:1(178.201.44.149):. Processed in 0.037425 secs); 12 Aug 2012 11:25:06 -0000 Original-Received: from ip-178-201-44-149.unitymediagroup.de (HELO kamaloka) (0axIjN0NPR8oahG7a53F0A==@178.201.44.149) by c2-3-4.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de with (DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 12 Aug 2012 11:25:06 -0000 In-Reply-To: <5024826E.7010303@arlsoft.com> (mbr@arlsoft.com's message of "Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:39:26 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.3 (gnu/linux) Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwCAIAAADYYG7QAAAACXBIWXMAAABIAAAASABGyWs+ AAAACXZwQWcAAAAwAAAAMADO7oxXAAABxElEQVRYw+1Yyw3DIAylqBtxZJcMxy45Zpe2E/SA5Dj+ xbQpJFLfoSJ8nx+2gd5ej2fYIuWyzBMvazXH4sYJjUVMuaRcqumjyYRgKPTrrdEQMQPcILLpoGKE ZZZ54ut5WB5PqC4jsum/a+eLMhAD1+JPCMM+2Cg0KrIEhSpwgiaFblgVgliDtiGCrQot8+SJ/H4K ERKjnGmzZZwEOflrgdcAuMZaZ23aaMwVfOnbhnZya/XRmAUrZCQqD7j23NT6eccLwzBewJ+eA470 5CEMnEjPSCZtzdG274u07CTnOsu4Oxt28zgAWp7hsg+JhvoTgSceMVHcuvEhPq92MxGXDyzR43qy sKZrFJuhh6hqk0iGQiLULdNsNWCEm2YSX+VumIgTQSsPscmTIFwKfUyl9RqTcolGmzG75ymH6Wpv GBKPyzztKMTHtMKgLk64k4ewG31zMTLSB2accvG+XMXzS7sdeGzQLhdep27aL+4ZuwYDXE5tc/Xw E68fQXJ8umXDX0JUoW9C6TOQsfTfD/jFyYbfY8i1CXuoMWp3bDjv294v6a9xHYVG/eXYcNr3odig kJjsD8d1fOh0hE7n1KPw96HLEXoDmDmTFDIEDu8AAAAldEVYdGRhdGU6Y3JlYXRlADIwMTItMDct MjdUMTM6MTE6MTcrMDI6MDCaX7prAAAAJXRFWHRkYXRlOm1vZGlmeQAyMDEwLTA1LTAzVDAxOjIx OjI3KzAyOjAwW9UkOQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 134.147.64.53 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:86317 Archived-At: MBR writes: > Much though I'd like to be able to run Emacs on my Android phone, I'm having > difficulty imagining how input could possibly work. Emacs is heavily dependent > on "chord" keystrokes. It's hard enough to type anything at all on the standard > Android virtual keyboard, and that doesn't have ALT, CTRL, or SHIFT modifier > keys. Would an Android Emacs include its own virtual keyboard? And even if it > did, how do you type a chord on a touchscreen with keys that small? You can install the "Hacker's Keyboard" which has all Modifier Keys easily available. I use it on my Xoom when I ssh into an Emacs session on a remote machine. This keyboard is available in the "Android Playstore" and gives a genuine Emacs feeling. Sven