From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: make undo operate as in (no flames please) vim
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:59:28 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r62rmidr.fsf@newsguy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1232872165.143769@arno.fh-trier.de
Andreas Politz <politza@fh-trier.de> writes:
> Xah Lee wrote:
[...]
>> Here's what i do:
[...]
>> Xah
>> ∑ http://xahlee.org/
For some reason Xahlee's post is missing from my server... you're
quoting him is the only way I saw his message. Looks like another
nice way to go at it.
> Remember, vi was that mode beast. It is easier to undo the correct choice
> of characters, if you tell the editor where it starts and ends (via mode
> switch).
Thats a good point... I wasn't really thinking about that but yes,
having a handy marker where input started and ends would lend a big
helping hand to making a nicer undo.
With a little practice here... I'm starting to think Drews' suggestion
may be enough for me... using C-/ and hold down.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-25 16:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <mailman.5688.1232844257.26697.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-01-25 7:41 ` make undo operate as in (no flames please) vim Xah Lee
2009-01-25 8:28 ` Andreas Politz
2009-01-25 16:59 ` Harry Putnam [this message]
2009-01-25 0:43 Harry Putnam
2009-01-25 1:04 ` Drew Adams
2009-01-25 16:51 ` Harry Putnam
2009-01-25 17:02 ` Drew Adams
2009-01-25 18:16 ` Samuel Wales
2009-01-25 19:29 ` Drew Adams
2009-01-25 19:53 ` Samuel Wales
[not found] ` <mailman.5772.1232907408.26697.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-01-25 19:59 ` David Kastrup
2009-01-25 20:55 ` Samuel Wales
2009-01-28 15:14 ` Ken Goldman
2009-01-28 20:21 ` Samuel Wales
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