From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs key bindings through the ages
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:07:59 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvwsskzubk.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1195020235.983333.46390@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com
> Were the bindings designed as such right from the beginning by only
> RMS? Or have they morphed over the years, with user and developer
> requests guiding changes? Can anyone shed any light on the history of
> the default key binding choices?
As far as I know, the way it happened is that Richard climbed up the
mountain, where God almighty told him the bindings to use.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-11-14 16:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-14 6:03 Emacs key bindings through the ages bramble
2007-11-14 16:07 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2007-11-14 16:27 ` rustom
2007-11-14 17:05 ` Juanma Barranquero
[not found] ` <mailman.3533.1195059944.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-11-15 10:49 ` Stefan Kamphausen
2007-11-15 18:47 ` Amy Templeton
2007-11-15 21:33 ` bramble
2007-11-16 5:23 ` Tim X
2007-11-16 12:26 ` rustom
2007-11-16 15:45 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
[not found] ` <mailman.3662.1195227958.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-11-16 16:45 ` rustom
2007-11-16 17:48 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-11-18 4:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-11-18 8:47 ` rustom
2007-11-15 1:16 ` Barry Margolin
2007-11-15 3:19 ` bramble
2007-11-15 8:33 ` Xah Lee
2007-11-15 14:06 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
[not found] ` <mailman.3592.1195135588.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-11-15 16:01 ` rustom
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