Re: The Modernization of Emacs: keyboard shortcuts pain

2007-08-11 Thread Xah Lee
The following is a FAQ from emacs modernization http://xahlee.org/emacs/modernization.html Q: Emacs's undo is superior, because the prevalent Undo/Redo system actually loss info. A: Emac's undo is very confusing and does not have a Redo command. To redo after a undo, people are told to type somet

Re: The Modernization of Emacs: keyboard shortcuts pain

2007-08-04 Thread Xah Lee
The following article a extended version of previous post. A HTML version can be found at http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_kb_shortcuts_pain.html --- WHY EMACS'S KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ARE PAINFUL Xah Lee, 2007-07 A important aspect in designing a keyboard shortcut set,

Re: The Modernization of Emacs: keyboard shortcuts pain

2007-07-24 Thread Xah Lee
Why Emacs's Keyboard Shortcuts Are Painful Xah Lee, 2007-07 A important aspect in designing keyboard shortcuts is to have keyboard shortcuts for those most frequently used commands, and, the most frequently used commands should have most easily-pressed keystrokes. For example, they should be on t