"Drew Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I want to use the keyboard, but have it look > like I would be using the mouse. Which also shows the keyboard > shortcuts in the menus. > > But most Emacs keyboard commands don't have any equivalent menu > items. So this could only work for a narrow subset of possible input. > > What if you use M-x to enter commands that are worth showing people? > They will see the "M-x COMMANDNAME" in the minibuffer, and that will > tell them what you're doing as well as a menu item would. > > And what's wrong with using the mouse and menus to demonstrate use > of the mouse and menus - IOW, why don't you just show the audience > directly what you're trying to show them, instead of using the > keyboard indirectly to show them the use of menus? > > Would there be a benefit for the audience in menu/mouse faking, or > would the demo mode be only for the demonstrator's benefit?
Mostly the latter. The former would benefit by smoother movements and action. Consider this as a sort of mini-demonstration movies that the demonstrator can recite by using the corresponding key sequence. Yes, this is for the benefit of the demonstrator: he can do what he is used to doing instead of having to hunt through menus he never touches usually. > The original post: > > whenever I find myself doing a demonstration of Emacs capabilities > and features, I find myself using keyboard commands. That is not > helpful to onlookers who just see magic happening. > > Yes. And if you use a menu-faking demo mode and the audience can see > both your use of the keyboard and the resulting mouse-menu-magic on > the screen, they might be even more mystified. I doubt they are keeping a watch on my fingers instead of the silver screen. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
