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From: Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>
To: Ilya Zakharevich <nospam-abuse@ilyaz.org>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs?
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:47:13 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTimVkgA4yWRQyDFfe=hjz83KeURBffhYAdScu_Et@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <slrnimako1.17g.nospam-abuse@powdermilk.math.berkeley.edu>

2011/2/23 Ilya Zakharevich <nospam-abuse@ilyaz.org>:
> On 2011-02-23, Rafe Kettler <rafe.kettler@gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you don't, please use C-b, C-f, C-p, and C-n in place of the
>> arrow keys. It dramatically improves speed.
>
> But my driving speed is most of the time limited by applicable laws.
> Even if using these keys would improve speed of my car, would not I
> get more tickets?
>

What are you talking about?  By your logic we should all stop using
computers and go back to typewriters or pen and paper.

Most Emacs power users cringe at the thought of using the arrow keys
instead of C-f and its siblings.  I too was skeptical before I sat
down and forced myself to learn it, but in the end it is worth it.
Learning it is not really difficult or time-consuming either.



  reply	other threads:[~2011-02-23 18:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 179+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-01-27  8:33 What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature of Emacs? Le Wang
2011-01-27  9:29 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-01-27 12:03 ` Wang Lei
2011-01-27 14:13   ` suvayu ali
2011-01-27 14:12 ` Ken Goldman
2011-01-27 18:11 ` Erik Iverson
     [not found] ` <mailman.0.1296137574.27610.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-01-27 22:23   ` Joe Fineman
2011-01-28  6:40     ` Jason Rumney
2011-01-28 18:25       ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Drew Adams
     [not found]       ` <mailman.12.1296239161.1176.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-02-22 14:49         ` Xah Lee
2011-02-22 16:27           ` despen
2011-02-23  3:52             ` Glenn Morris
2011-02-22 19:47           ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-02-23  0:21             ` Xah Lee
2011-02-23  2:06             ` Cthun
2011-02-23  2:33               ` Rafe Kettler
2011-02-23  5:19                 ` Cthun
2011-02-23  7:07                   ` Tim X
2011-02-23 13:28                     ` Keyboarding [Re: What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs?] Xah Lee
2011-02-23 15:39                     ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Cthun
2011-02-23 19:50                       ` Óscar Fuentes
2011-02-23 22:57                       ` Tim X
2011-02-24  0:04                         ` trebol55555
2011-02-24  3:48                         ` Cthun
2011-02-23  9:23                   ` Brendan Halpin
2011-02-23 17:15                   ` Rafe Kettler
2011-02-23 18:33                     ` Ilya Zakharevich
2011-02-23 18:47                       ` Deniz Dogan [this message]
2011-02-23 22:08                       ` Cthun
2011-02-23 22:07                     ` Cthun
2011-02-23 23:46                       ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2011-02-24  3:53                         ` Cthun
2011-02-24  3:58                     ` Stefan Monnier
2011-02-24  7:06                       ` Leo
2011-02-24 15:58                       ` Richard Riley
2011-02-24 17:20                         ` despen
2011-02-24 14:43                     ` fortunatus
2011-02-24 16:43                       ` Xah Lee
2011-02-24 17:48                         ` Eric Schulte
2011-02-24 18:38                           ` Cthun
2011-02-24 23:14                           ` Xah Lee
2011-02-25  1:44                             ` javax.swing.JSnarker
2011-02-25  7:16                             ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-02-25 12:11                               ` rusi
2011-02-25 18:54                                 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-02-25 23:19                                   ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2011-02-26  4:01                                   ` rusi
2011-02-24 18:37                       ` javax.swing.JSnarker
2011-02-24 22:04                       ` Deniz Dogan
2011-02-23  7:16                 ` D Herring
2011-02-23  5:22               ` Tim X
2011-02-23 15:13                 ` Cthun
2011-02-23 18:06                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-02-23 19:22                   ` Jason Earl
2011-02-23 22:18                     ` Cthun
2011-02-23 23:54                       ` Jason Earl
2011-02-24  4:05                         ` Cthun
2011-02-24  5:19                   ` PJ Weisberg
2011-02-24  5:38                     ` Todd Wylie
2011-02-25  2:48                       ` PJ Weisberg
2011-02-25 18:43                 ` Jim Janney
2011-02-26  6:05                   ` Cthun
2011-02-26  7:21                     ` PJ Weisberg
2011-02-26 20:13                     ` Stefan Monnier
2011-02-27  6:21                       ` Cthun
2011-02-27  8:08                         ` David Kastrup
2011-02-27 15:28                           ` Cthun
2011-02-27 15:46                             ` David Kastrup
2011-02-27 15:51                               ` Cthun
2011-02-27 17:28                                 ` Julian Bradfield
2011-02-27 19:52                                   ` Cthun
2011-02-27 20:41                                     ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-02-27 21:02                                       ` Cthun
2011-02-27 20:59                                     ` Robert D. Crawford
2011-02-27 20:58                                   ` Tim Bradshaw
2011-02-27 21:02                                     ` Cthun
2011-02-27 21:12                                       ` David Kastrup
2011-02-27 22:02                                         ` Cthun
2011-02-28  3:51                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2011-02-28  9:53                                             ` David Kastrup
2011-02-28 18:04                                               ` Cthun
2011-02-28 19:03                                                 ` Eric Abrahamsen
     [not found]                                                 ` <mailman.2.1298919859.18999.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-02-28 19:41                                                   ` Ted Zlatanov
2011-02-28 20:04                                                 ` David Kastrup
2011-03-01  0:06                                                   ` Cthun
2011-03-01  0:14                                                     ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-01  0:16                                                       ` Cthun
2011-03-01  0:28                                                         ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-01  1:49                                                           ` Sean Sieger
2011-03-01  9:27                                                     ` David Kastrup
2011-03-01 13:52                                                       ` Cthun
2011-03-01 22:51                                                         ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-01 23:43                                                           ` Cthun
2011-03-02  8:22                                                             ` David Kastrup
2011-03-02 14:33                                                               ` Cthun
2011-03-02 21:51                                                                 ` Cthun-bot discussion TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-02 22:20                                                                   ` Cthun
2011-03-02 23:54                                                                     ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-03  0:05                                                                       ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Cthun
2011-03-03  0:06                                                                         ` Jason Earl
2011-03-03  0:12                                                                           ` Cthun
2011-03-03 10:04                                                                           ` Marco Antoniotti
2011-03-03 10:21                                                                             ` David Kastrup
2011-03-03 13:43                                                                               ` Cthun
2011-03-03 13:42                                                                             ` Cthun
2011-03-02  8:39                                                             ` Cthun-bot discussion TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-02 14:35                                                               ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Cthun
2011-03-01 12:57                                                     ` Antony
2011-02-28 18:02                                             ` Cthun
2011-02-27 16:05                             ` Perry Smith
2011-02-27 17:22                               ` Eric Abrahamsen
2011-02-27 18:16                                 ` Joe Riel
2011-02-27 23:17                               ` PJ Weisberg
     [not found]                               ` <mailman.8.1298827366.31652.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-02-28  3:58                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-02-28  4:37                                   ` rusi
2011-02-28 23:31                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-01  2:43                                       ` rusi
2011-02-28 19:41                                   ` Uday Reddy
     [not found]                             ` <mailman.3.1298822767.31652.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-02-27 17:11                               ` rusi
2011-02-27 20:52                         ` Tim Bradshaw
2011-02-27 20:59                           ` Cthun
2011-02-27  0:08                     ` Tim Bradshaw
2011-02-27  6:21                       ` Cthun
2011-02-28 11:38                     ` Jim Janney
2011-02-28 12:45                       ` Petter Gustad
2011-02-28 18:11                       ` Cthun
2011-03-01  4:32                         ` Jim Janney
2011-03-01  6:18                           ` rusi
2011-03-01 14:09                             ` Cthun
2011-03-01 14:05                           ` Cthun
2011-03-01 14:21                             ` Mario Lassnig
2011-03-01 15:02                               ` Cthun
2011-03-01 15:06                                 ` rusi
2011-03-01 15:07                                   ` Cthun
2011-03-01 15:26                                     ` David Kastrup
2011-03-01 16:43                                       ` Ted Zlatanov
2011-03-01 21:20                                       ` Cthun
2011-03-01 21:24                                         ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-01 21:33                                           ` Cthun
2011-03-01 22:17                                             ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-01 23:25                                       ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2011-03-01 15:12                                 ` Mario Lassnig
2011-03-01 21:21                                   ` Cthun
2011-03-01 21:23                                     ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-02  8:11                                     ` Mario Lassnig
2011-03-02 15:05                                       ` Cthun
2011-03-10 22:56                                     ` Susan Calvin
2011-03-11  0:07                                       ` Cthun
2011-03-01 14:31                             ` David Kastrup
2011-03-01 15:06                               ` Cthun
2011-03-01 17:39                             ` Jim Janney
2011-03-01 21:30                               ` Cthun
2011-03-01 22:19                                 ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-01 22:37                                   ` Cthun
2011-03-01 22:47                                     ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-01 23:46                                       ` Cthun
2011-03-02  0:02                                         ` Cthun-bot discussion TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-02  1:17                                           ` PJ Weisberg
2011-03-02 15:08                                           ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Cthun
2011-03-02  5:52                                         ` Bot Tester
2011-03-02  8:42                                         ` Cthun-bot discussion TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-02 15:10                                           ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Cthun
2011-03-02 15:54                                             ` Bastien
2011-03-04  0:52                                           ` Cthun-bot discussion Peter Keller
2011-03-04  2:43                                             ` Cthun
2011-03-04  5:55                                             ` TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-04 18:00                                               ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Cthun
2011-03-04 21:31                                                 ` Cthun-bot discussion TheFlyingDutchman
2011-03-05  8:39                                                   ` David Kastrup
2011-03-02  0:36                                 ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Jim Janney
2011-03-02 15:06                                   ` Cthun
2011-03-02 19:52                                     ` Jim Janney
2011-03-02 20:01                                       ` Cthun
2011-03-02  1:00                                 ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature of Emacs? Steve
2011-03-02  5:34                                   ` PJ Weisberg
2011-02-23  7:01               ` What's your favourite *under_publicized* editing feature ofEmacs? Alan Mackenzie
2011-02-28 12:42           ` Sean Sieger
     [not found]           ` <mailman.6.1298896994.11648.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-02-28 14:16             ` David Kastrup
2011-02-28 14:47               ` Sean Sieger

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