+----------------------- Rafa Garcia Gallego -----------+ > > > > * I tend to prefer a mode editor, because there are less keybindings [...] > > I too have mixed feelings about this. On one hand modeless editing > seems saner and we shouldn't really need that many commands. On the > other hand, vi-like modal editing feels so powerful it is almost a > pity to abandon. >
i tend to prefer a modeless editor - we shouldn't need that many commands > > these ones will be saner (without modes): > > - ^[hjkl] - move around > > - ^[HJKL] - move around selecting text > > - ^[fb] - go next/prev page > > - ^[np] - go next/prev page > > - ^k - find manpage on word under cursor > > - ^w - save > > - ^W - save as > > - ^q - quit > > - ^Z - save+quit (it's similar to vim's ZZ) > > - ^! - prompt to run program on selected/full text (indent, etc..) > > - ^z - must not be handled, because it's used by the shell for > > backgrounding apps > > Those seem fine for now. There should be something to move around > word-by-word (and also reminder to self: I have to reimplement > word-by-word movement). > what we really want is: ^U -> Delete from cursor to start of line. ^W -> Delete word before the cursor. ^H -> Delete character before the cursor. ^A -> Move cursor to start of the line. ^E -> Move cursor to end of the line. regards, yoshi
