From: "Kévin Le Gouguec" <kevin.legouguec@gmail.com>
To: novim via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Cc: novim <laszlomail@protonmail.com>
Subject: Re: What is the point of binding C-m to RET, C-i to TAB etc on a GUI frame?
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:25:29 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87o8ibmqfa.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CPIclBYOBRVtdIRC2YO_S0bwXCEAFM2y1raJm1WSBgQyqOcyHhqd2CmzU09Bk7_NibvbhNgGgKszOeXEzyaTjTv1ub_BT0YoxVL23yD1Ygs=@protonmail.com> (novim via Users list for the's message of "Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:37:19 +0000")
novim via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:
> AFAIK, it is needed only in terminals, but it has not purpose on
> GUI.
IIUC (but I might be wrong) it's not so much that it's "needed"; it's
that Emacs just cannot distinguish between them, since (some?) terminals
translate function keys (e.g. <return>, <tab>) into characters (\r, \t
respectively).
> I don't think there are many people who, for example, press C-m
> instead of RET.
I do, FWIW. On AZERTY, 'm' lies comfortably under the right pinky, so
C-m is essentially a no-op for my right hand.
With <capslock> rebound to <control>, <return> (two keys away from 'm')
requires more wrist movement than <control> (0 key away from 'q'):
[CAPS][q][s][d][_f_][g][h][_j_][k][l][m][ù][*][RETURN]
I know I'm probably the odd one out though.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-12-30 12:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-30 8:37 What is the point of binding C-m to RET, C-i to TAB etc on a GUI frame? novim via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-12-30 11:12 ` Omar Polo
2020-12-30 12:23 ` novim
2020-12-30 17:19 ` Eric S Fraga
2020-12-30 18:10 ` Omar Polo
2020-12-30 12:25 ` Kévin Le Gouguec [this message]
2020-12-31 0:37 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
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