From: Miles Bader <miles.bader@necel.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: 22.1.50; Augmenting Emacs Keybindings To Match Included Packages?
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:36:16 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <buozm08scxb.fsf@dhapc248.dev.necel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICKEDFDPAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Thu\, 30 Aug 2007 08\:03\:59 -0700")
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> It seems a shame to spend (waste) a (typically) repeatable key such as `M-r'
> on a command such as `move-to-window-line' or `replace-string' that cannot
> take advantage of holding the key (chord) down to repeat the command. Not a
> big deal, admittedly, but something else to perhaps keep in mind.
>
> Short key sequences are relatively scarce. In general, it's better to use a
> key that cannot repeat, such as `C-x <whatever>' for a command that
> typically will not be repeated. There are exceptions, of course, including
> quick keys that you want to be able to use often.
I agree.
In the case of replace-string, BTW, it's really easy to just use the
existing binding for `query-replace', and hit `!' to avoid the querying.
I think for typical interactive use, that's good enough that a dedicated
binding for replace-string isn't needed.
-Miles
--
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-08-31 1:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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2007-08-29 9:49 ` 22.1.50; Augmenting Emacs Keybindings To Match Included Packages? Mathias Dahl
2007-08-30 7:06 ` Dieter Wilhelm
2007-08-30 15:03 ` Drew Adams
2007-08-30 21:47 ` Dieter Wilhelm
2007-08-31 1:36 ` Miles Bader [this message]
2007-08-31 7:36 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-01 4:21 ` T. V. Raman
2007-09-01 10:14 ` Dieter Wilhelm
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