From: SomeDeveloper <somedeveloper@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: How to type when using Emacs?
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:22:57 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ac55012e-d02e-46fd-85c2-8da28453af07@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> (raw)
Hello,
Just getting started with Emacs. Would like to get advice on how to
train finger movement when learning/using Emacs.
Should I try to continue to follow standard, English typing rules...
where you park your fingers on the home-row, and then press a key only
with the finger reserved for it? Or, should I feel free to jump
arbitrarily or do whatever is necessary/convenient to become effective
longer-term?
Saw an article or two on the Net ( http://steve.yegge.googlepages.com/effective-emacs
) where the authors are recommending swapping CAPS and CTRL keys. Not
sure if this by itself would be enough, or if I would need to also
break standard typing rules?
For example: If I had to type
C-x t C-u 8 0
using the standard typing rules, I would use
<finger> ( <for-key> )
Right pinky (C)
Left ring finger (x)
Left pinky (C)
Right index finger (u)
Right middle finger (8)
Right pinky (0)
How would you type the above? Similarly, an example recommendation of
a complicated, Meta key combination would also help.
Hoping to hear from Emacs experts and veterans. Thanks...
Regards,
/SD
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Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-09 15:22 SomeDeveloper [this message]
2008-07-09 18:47 ` How to type when using Emacs? Alan Mackenzie
2008-07-09 20:24 ` Xah
2008-07-10 3:31 ` [Bulk] " William Case
2008-07-10 7:33 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-07-10 8:04 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-10 19:40 ` Joel J. Adamson
2008-07-10 19:45 ` Joel J. Adamson
[not found] ` <mailman.14501.1215719439.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-07-10 23:58 ` Miles Bader
2008-07-11 1:26 ` Joel J. Adamson
2008-07-11 3:31 ` Xah
2008-07-11 6:43 ` Cezar Halmagean
[not found] ` <mailman.14535.1215759012.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-07-11 6:58 ` Miles Bader
2008-07-11 18:57 ` Evans Winner
2008-07-16 2:37 ` Sean Sieger
2008-07-11 18:01 ` Joel J. Adamson
2008-07-11 18:48 ` don provan
2008-07-11 19:14 ` Evans Winner
2008-07-11 21:34 ` tyler
2008-07-12 7:00 ` David
2008-07-12 13:08 ` Xah
2008-08-09 14:52 ` David Combs
2008-08-09 15:07 ` Xah
2008-07-11 19:04 ` don provan
2008-07-11 19:33 ` harven
2008-07-11 22:34 ` Florian Beck
2008-08-09 15:07 ` David Combs
2008-08-09 19:03 ` Xah
2008-07-12 0:28 ` Memnon Anon
2008-07-12 1:13 ` tyler
[not found] ` <mailman.14500.1215719199.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-07-11 4:59 ` SomeDeveloper
2008-08-09 14:47 ` David Combs
2008-08-09 19:01 ` Xah
2008-08-09 21:14 ` Joel J. Adamson
2008-08-09 21:36 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-10 0:06 ` Joel J. Adamson
[not found] ` <mailman.16246.1218317853.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-23 21:44 ` David Combs
2008-08-12 5:18 ` YSK
2008-08-12 8:02 ` Xah
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2008-08-10 0:49 Jay Belanger
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