From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why? Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:47:19 -0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1134674705 22672 80.91.229.2 (15 Dec 2005 19:25:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:25:05 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 15 20:24:55 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmyfP-0007T1-Cg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:21:28 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Emyg2-000669-NB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:22:06 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EmwHo-0005k9-D5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:48:56 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EmwHU-0005M5-U9 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:48:40 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EmwH2-0004g4-W7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:48:09 -0500 Original-Received: from [141.146.126.228] (helo=agminet01.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA:24) (Exim 4.34) id 1EmwJJ-0007ge-Hh for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:50:29 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.49]) by agminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id jBFH5tGe029424 for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:05:55 -0600 Original-Received: from rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id jBFGlO3q027245 for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:47:24 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dhcp-amer-rmdc-csvpn-gw5-141-144-107-58.vpn.oracle.com [141.144.107.58]) by rgmsgw300.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with SMTP id jBFGlNE1027237 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:47:24 -0700 Original-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE 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:31960 Archived-At: There are several ways you can do this. You can use the arrow keys or you can use C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. The latter can be more efficient in some situations, because it keeps your hands in the standard position. These characters are equivalent to the four arrow keys like this: You can use the arrow keys or `C-p', `C-n', `C-b', and `C-f': [up], `C-p' - blah blah [down], `C-n' - blah blah [left], `C-b' - blah blah [right], `C-f' - blah blah That says everything that needs to be said. There is no need to explain the clever design, make claims about efficiency, or reference "standard position" (do you wonder what that is?). People are smart enough to pick the alternatives they like. The important thing here is to let them know 1) that there are alternatives, and 2) which alternatives correspond to which.