From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why? Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:04:50 +0200 Message-ID: References: <1133329096.909577.80790@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <11pmkm7sol448a9@corp.supernews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1134426521 3422 80.91.229.2 (12 Dec 2005 22:28:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:28:41 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 12 23:28:41 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Elw85-0008Ej-QI for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:26:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Elw8b-0005AD-D1 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:27:17 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ElurI-0005Hv-IZ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:05:20 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ElurG-0005GP-Kp for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:05:19 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ElurG-0005GK-DH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:05:18 -0500 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.66] (helo=romy.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Elut2-0006vv-Lc for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:07:08 -0500 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-80-230-21-248.inter.net.il [80.230.21.248]) by romy.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.2-GA) with ESMTP id DDV75257 (AUTH halo1); Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:04:43 +0200 (IST) Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org In-reply-to: (message from Mathias Dahl on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:59:21 +0100) 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:31912 Archived-At: > From: Mathias Dahl > Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:59:21 +0100 > > > There are several ways you can do this. You can use the arrow keys, > > but it's more efficient to keep your hands in the standard position > > and use the commands C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. These characters > > are equivalent to the four arrow keys, like this: > > I think phrases like "but it's more efficient" is a bit dangerous. I'd > rather want something like "but some feel it's more efficient". It all > depends on the user, his keyboard, his habits etc. I have yet to see a keyboard with arrow keys close to the rest of the keys. They are always somewhere on the fringes. So, habits aside, the distance to C-f is shorter than to the right arrow key, and that is an objective fact. Of course, people might prefer a less efficient way, e.g., if they type so slowly that the additional time is negligible.