From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Control key vs arrow keys Date: 06 Sep 2002 11:22:49 +0900 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1031278889 2939 127.0.0.1 (6 Sep 2002 02:21:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 02:21:29 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17n8kP-0000l7-00 for ; Fri, 06 Sep 2002 04:21:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17n8m3-0000j9-00; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 22:23:07 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17n8lv-0000i7-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 22:22:59 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17n8lt-0000hv-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 22:22:58 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.214]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17n8ls-0000hp-00; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 22:22:56 -0400 Original-Received: from mailgate4.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.197]) by TYO201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W01080315) with ESMTP id g862MsE07667; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:22:54 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mailsv.nec.co.jp (mailgate51.nec.co.jp [10.7.69.190]) by mailgate4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) with ESMTP id g862Mr526162; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:22:53 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.30.114.133]) by mailsv.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILSV-NEC) with ESMTP id g862Mne08804; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:22:52 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (mcspd15 [10.30.114.174]) by mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.10.2+Sun/3.7Wlsi_mx_6.0) with ESMTP id g862Mns26758; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:22:49 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: by mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 4750E36F4; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:22:49 +0900 (JST) Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 14 Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:1086 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:1086 "gamaz" writes: > I was wondering what is the reason for the preferred use of the control key > as against keyboard's arrow key? For touch-typists, the control-key versions allow you to keep your hands in the `home row' position. This means that they're both faster and easier to use, and interfere less with normal typing. [personally, I use both -- the control-key versions usually, and the arrow keys when I'm just browsing in gnus or something] -Miles -- 97% of everything is grunge