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> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:15:21 -0500
> 
> in some contexts arrows are more efficient, and in some contexts
> control keys are more efficient.

I wrote precisely that elsewhere in this thread; thanks for repeating
it to me.

> Claiming that control keys are objectively always superior is just
> silly

Yes, but who was claiming that?