On 19.06.2010, at 01:53, const451 wrote:
> Is there a plugin that uses standard key shortcuts for text manipulation
> such as Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-Z, etc.? I think they are faster to use than
> the default shortcuts in emacs.


Switching on cua-mode is probably a very good solution to your problem.  

Here is a description:
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/CUA-Bindings.html#CUA-Bindings

You can switch it on with either

M-x cua-mode

or the corresponding entry from the Options-Menu in more recent versions of Emacs.

Warm regards,
 Stefan
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