On Thu, Feb07,02 10:06, Jan Schaumann wrote:
> Derek Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb07,02 10:42, Marco Fioretti wrote:
> > > > Head on over to
> > > > 
> > > > http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-02-06-010-20-RV-DT-SW
>  
> > And then, aside from that... I'm curious... the author states this:
> > 
> > "Fluxbox also adds a native key grabber to the base functionality it
> > inherits from Blackbox. The key grabber gives the ability to not only handle
> > keyboard shortcuts for common window manager commands, but it also allows
> > sophisticated multi-key sequences to be assigned in a manner similar to
>                                                              ^^^^^^^^^^
> > Emacs."
> > 
> > Now, considering his false statement regarding the slit, is the keygrabbing
> > ability EXACTLY like emacs'? or what?
>         ^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Why would you assume the keybindings are *exactly* as in Emacs, if the
> author says they are *similar*?  I haven't read the article, but from
> what you quoted here, I can't find any false information[1].
> 
> -Jan
> 
> P.S.: Not using Fluxbox, I have no idea anyway ;-)  If fluxbox does
> *not* include a keygrabber, or if that keygrabber does not allow
> "multi-key sequences" *similar* to Emacs, I'll gladly call the author a
> liar and claim that "he doesn't get it".
> 

If it pleases the court, I will rephrase.

"How similar to emacs are they keybindings?"

Better yet... I should just try it out. :)

DC

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