From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Juanma Barranquero" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: basic question: going back to dired Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:27:54 +0200 Message-ID: References: <4884DC7F.6060406@gmail.com> <87od4nzcmd.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> <878wvpqn69.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1217496562 32580 80.91.229.12 (31 Jul 2008 09:29:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:29:22 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 31 11:30:12 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KOUTS-0000uf-MN for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:29:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58867 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KOUSX-0002O2-V7 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:28:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KOURw-0002Kk-OC for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:27:56 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KOURv-0002In-UX for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:27:56 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54782 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KOURv-0002IZ-H5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:27:55 -0400 Original-Received: from ik-out-1112.google.com ([66.249.90.178]:32725) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KOURv-0003Rx-AJ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:27:55 -0400 Original-Received: by ik-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id c21so434968ika.2 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:27:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=npMoySJIMtG7NlSabJFJcP7Zg1rdDrKXUxioZu+adiU=; b=dZ5dg9ZUiuX/BOJozMBfEl/sltBXctCtm5nVbNcOoL2gG3jLsjVg9KTClPBYeNQ3pp PE08vsVSujrKdkg8XNiCZDZ4tBzh3IpE1As/ALWTW9S7yijO0zSOkjd3LRFeYO64LO9a 2fns/FkkFSqJs0pZ0opIaB3X+zJvCef7oLGog= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=enaBln3dABPWa4eISGhlQloMHs1TeMfDPpl1XHNul0p9K8gUXORiTS0NaqSkdeE7vL onma1n+Vn8bygw6vbpqRNepS1ZC/SaoOlVegh3fWXru/iXhjH86AXRas1trUNiujXQVF DURaSe0roZbhuJv6BI7pihOfAGzmLzGEtW3Uc= Original-Received: by 10.210.26.10 with SMTP id 10mr10712250ebz.15.1217496474340; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:27:54 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.210.71.14 with HTTP; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:27:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <878wvpqn69.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> Content-Disposition: inline X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:56076 Archived-At: On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 06:33, Tim X wrote: > Are you a touch typist? Yes. > I find C-x C-c really easy. I don't find any control key combo "easy". Perhaps I would find them a bit easier if I did the usual Caps Lock / Ctrl switch, but I suspect it wouldn't be much of a difference. > However, in general, I think moving > away from the home row/keys usually reduces speed and is less > convenient. While programming or doing other everyday computer tasks, I don't find typing speed a significant parameter. It doesn't worry me the least bit to spend a few fractions of a second moving my fingers out the center row. Juanma