From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Wen Weng Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Hard to switch from vi Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:17:54 -0400 Message-ID: <8xCWg.155$Wy.9@newsfe02.lga> References: <87ac45sno0.fsf@mail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1160445272 10092 80.91.229.2 (10 Oct 2006 01:54:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:54:32 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 10 03:54:30 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GX6bi-0005mA-QT for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:40:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GX6bi-00072u-CJ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:40:34 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news4.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.28.186.77.MISMATCH!hwmnpeer03.lga!hwmnpeer01.lga!news.highwinds-media.com!hw-filter.lga!newsfe02.lga.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help In-Reply-To: <87ac45sno0.fsf@mail.com> Original-Lines: 28 Original-X-Trace: nphhjmdkmllhpdkekannfilpcpbbolnmlpcbamcbdhkcnojjlbfajommfadngcaaniciipnkdmiklclhbllconobbcpmibjcjccfofacecbhpncpiabbkahmjonhnmloenfnojecgjgcfcij Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:17:56 MST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:142323 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:37943 Archived-At: lgfang wrote: >>>>>> "Wen" == Wen Weng writes: > Wen> 2. Is there a repeat last command command like the dot command in vi? > A better way may be using Keyboard Macros > Wen> 3. In vi, to find a pairing brace I use the "%" command, is there a > Wen> command like thins in emacs? > I prefer to: > > `C-M-n' > Move forward over a parenthetical group (`forward-list'). > > `C-M-p' > Move backward over a parenthetical group (`backward-list'). > > `C-M-u' > Move up in parenthesis structure (`backward-up-list'). > > `C-M-d' > Move down in parenthesis structure (`down-list'). > the above keys did not work for me. > Wen> 4. Should I really need to switch to emacs? > That depends on yourself. But I would like to say emacs isn't as difficult as > you may think. Please don't draw a conclusion until you have been using it for a > month. > 3 months is the plan