On Jun 21, 9:49 am, Robert Uhl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Twisted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Given that in its out-of-the-box configuration it's well-nigh unusable > > without a printed-out "cheat sheet" of some kind, of the sort that > > were supposed to have died out in the 80s, getting it customized poses > > something of a catch-22 for anyone trying to get started using it. > > I don't see that. C-h t is your friend if you're starting out. The > only keystrokes a user really needs to remember are C-x C-s and C-x C-c; > everything else simple text editing needs works as expected (arrow keys, > backspace and so forth). Granted, text-mode is friendlier than
I'm not so sure C-h t is anybody's friend anymore. Every version of Emacs that I've used since 1984 has supported the arrow and page up/ down keys. And every version of the tutorial that I've read (the latest just a couple years back) insists on starting the user out with C-f, C-b, C-p, C-n, C-V, and ESC-V, with some lame explanation like "touch-typists shun the arrow and page keys, and besides, they might not be supported on the next terminal you use." Like ESC, I suppose. Furrfu. Regards, -=Dave -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
