From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Bourgneuf Francois" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: copying and pasting in emacs Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:07:41 +0200 Message-ID: <9884393F63F8AF4EA99527DC3C9141E208D324@zw67246c.societe.mma.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1239010205 7602 80.91.229.12 (6 Apr 2009 09:30:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:30:05 +0000 (UTC) To: , Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 06 11:31:23 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LqlAj-00025v-IB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:31:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38352 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lql9L-0002sL-5G for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:29:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lql8l-0002sG-VS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:29:16 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lql8f-0002pV-Ml for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:29:14 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56135 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lql8f-0002pE-HG for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:29:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.101.229.226] (port=5407 helo=razor73-1.mma-rg.fr) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lql8f-0007mf-5W for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:29:09 -0400 Original-Received: from ZW67253I.societe.mma.fr ([10.200.243.216]) by razor73-1.mma-rg.fr (MOS 3.10.3-GA) with ESMTP id EBQ46366; Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:07:42 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ZW67246C.societe.mma.fr ([10.200.3.36]) by ZW67253I.societe.mma.fr with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:07:42 +0200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6619.12 content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: copying and pasting in emacs Thread-Index: Acm1/JNqHO4XfVnWQL6IYfw1I2xxoAAmdkBA X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Apr 2009 09:07:42.0203 (UTC) FILETIME=[244BBCB0:01C9B697] X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Greylist: delayed 1278 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at monty-python; Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:29:04 EDT 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:63509 Archived-At: C- to mark the beginnig of the region you want to copy, then move to the end of the region M-w to copy Use C-y for pasting (y stands for yank) bour9 > -----Message d'origine----- > De :=20 > help-gnu-emacs-bounces+francois.bourgneuf=3Dgroupe-mma.fr@gnu.or > g=20 > [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+francois.bourgneuf=3Dgroupe-mma.f > r@gnu.org] De la part de luca.pamparana@gmail.com > Envoy=E9 : dimanche 5 avril 2009 16:17 > =C0 : help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > Objet : copying and pasting in emacs >=20 > Hello, >=20 > I am unable to figure out how to select and copy text as you would do > in another editors: >=20 > For example, one thing I normally need to do is select from the > current position upto the next few words. Normally, I just press shift > + ctrl and the left or right arrow key and the editor would highlight > one word at a time. I have so far been unable to figure out how to > highlight text in emacs using the keyboard. >=20 > Anyone knows how I can do it esp. highlighting one word, line etc. at > a time. >=20 > Many thanks, >=20 > Luca >=20 >=20