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Re: New ae uploaded to Incoming



Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:
>
> On 17 May 1998, Rob Browning wrote:
>
> >   block  ->  C-space
> 
> I used C-@ before I knew about C-space. I will add it to the next release
> (as an alternate key) to reduce the surprise for those emacs users used to
> using C-space.

C-space typically sends C-@ on most terminals.

> >   undo   ->  C-u   (not really right, I know...)

If you're looking for to not surprise first-time sysadmins in desperate
straits, which is really the only type of person who would be using ae,
then I suggest binding 
C-z (Mac and Windows users), 
C-/ and C-_ (emacs users), and
C-u (Vi users).

> > And what about C-? for help?  

I would suggest guaranteeing that both C-h and C-? are _always_ delete
backwards. Otherwise some sysadmin is going to be cursing you somewhere when
they're desperately trying to edit their /etc/fstab and can't delete without
bringing up the help screen.

Incidentally, Esc h seems nicer to me than C-x h for help, but whatever.

If you're looking for emacs users to be able to survive you'll need a bunch
more bindings though. C-d, M-d, C-n, C-p, C-b, C-f, for example.

greg




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