From: Gustaf Erikson <gustafe+usenet@openbsd.agero.se>
Subject: Re: Using the `Win' key as `Ctrl' in Emacs?
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:40:10 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87smct56it.fsf@ultra5.pricerunner.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20040618201440.41b57a0b.tootiny@163.com
Xiaoyong Jin <tootiny@163.com> writes:
> On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:47:47 +0200
> Gustaf Erikson <gustafe+usenet@openbsd.agero.se> wrote:
[snip]
>> Original Unix had the Control key where the CapsLock key is
>> now. Allegedly MS moved Control to the bottom left corner to kill
>> WordStar or something :-)
>
> Ah, it's the first time I hear about it. To be frankly, I never
> use the CapsLock key, and for a long time I was wandering why
> someone put this useless key here. ;-)
> Thank you for your detailed explanation. I now think that I'd
> better get used to it.
Cool!
> By the way, do you not use the right Control key?
Not very often, no.
/g.
--
Gustaf Erikson * mobile 0733387618 * http://symbiandiaries.com/gustaf
MS-Windows: Flawed beyond belief.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-18 13:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-16 14:25 Using the `Win' key as `Ctrl' in Emacs? Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-16 22:30 ` Gustaf Erikson
2004-06-17 7:51 ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-18 8:47 ` Gustaf Erikson
2004-06-18 12:14 ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-18 13:40 ` Gustaf Erikson [this message]
2004-06-18 17:29 ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-07-01 8:14 ` gebser
2004-07-01 8:46 ` Kai Grossjohann
2004-06-17 9:31 ` Rob Walker
2004-06-17 16:43 ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-18 8:05 ` Rob Walker
2004-06-18 8:23 ` Xiaoyong Jin
2004-06-18 10:44 ` Jim Ottaway
2004-07-01 9:12 ` gebser
2004-07-01 8:44 ` Kai Grossjohann
[not found] ` <mailman.2918.1088671599.1953.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2004-07-01 18:43 ` Xiaoyong Jin
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