This has to be the all-time most inane discussion to ever occur on this
list. Which is saying something. :-)
On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, at 4:16pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My preferences actually come from spending a lot of time at a model 35
> teletype.
I think that has more to do with it the
In a message dated: 31 Jul 2003 20:45:43 EDT
Kevin D. Clark said:
>Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I think in the end it's just a matter of what you're used to. I
>> don't think a clear argument can be made that one or the other is
>> better.
>
>Agreed. It's a matter of personal pr
"Tilly, Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I think the reason many techies hate the capslock key can be summed up in three
> letters: A O L
Yes, but [EMAIL PROTECTED] was pretty funny in his time.
Regards,
--kevin
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Kevin D. Clark / Cetacean Networks / Portsmouth, N.H. (USA)
cetacea
Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 11:46:12AM -0400, Kevin D. Clark wrote:
> > If you want to use your caps lock key, use it. Myself and other
> > people think that it is a useless key.
[snip]
> But why hate it?
Remember, I said that I found the key to be usele
Derek Martin writes:
> I would also point out that a PC-style keyboard is closer to a manual
> typewriter keyboard, which has been around MUCH longer than Sun
> workstations have. Which is no doubt why it was designed that way...
> I'm inclined to think that those who hate capslock, and who pr
Bill Freeman wrote:
Then the very next keystroke that you should learn is "C-H K",
which runs describe-key, which prompts for a key (combinatione), and
displays the on line documentation for the command bound to the key.
That's awesome! Thanks!
Some initial playing with this command se
Erik Price writes:
> I like emacs too, and use it whenever I'm logged into a server w/ssh,
> but I don't think I know it too well -- I have no idea what those
> keystrokes do!! ;)
Then the very next keystroke that you should learn is "C-H K",
which runs describe-key, which prompts for
ct: Re: The lack of need for Caps-Lock (was laptop keyboard replacement)
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On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 11:46:12AM -0400, Kevin D. Clark wrote:
> If you want to use your caps lock key, use it. Myself and other
> people think that it is a useless key.
Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 09:58:51AM -0400, Kevin D. Clark wrote:
> > > So I guess that what we're saying is that people who don't use
> > > emacs need Caps-Lock, because their editors are toys? (For the humor
> > > impaired: :^) )
> >
> > (-: I guess
Bob Bell wrote:
And I actually don't see the big deal using your left pinky to hold
down the shift key while you type. Granted, the sample line had a LOT
of upper-case characters, and hitting caps-lock may be simpler, but
I tried it both ways and holding down shift didn't really seem to slow
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 11:18:43AM -0400, Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I use vim, and I'm aware that it has such features, but I'm sorry,
I can't see how punching capslock once when you start typing caps and
a second time when you're done isn't less work than all those other
key combinat
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:15:09 EDT
Erik Price said:
I like emacs too, and use it whenever I'm logged into a server w/ssh,
but I don't think I know it too well -- I have no idea what those
keystrokes do!! ;)
You should spend some time using the Emacs tu
In a message dated: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:15:09 EDT
Erik Price said:
>I like emacs too, and use it whenever I'm logged into a server w/ssh,
>but I don't think I know it too well -- I have no idea what those
>keystrokes do!! ;)
You should spend some time using the Emacs tutorial: C-h t should get
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Derek Martin wrote:
| I would also point out that a PC-style keyboard is closer to a manual
| typewriter keyboard, which has been around MUCH longer than Sun
| workstations have. Which is no doubt why it was designed that way...
| I'm inclined to th
Kevin D. Clark wrote:
BTW, as a side comment: I like emacs, and I respect the fact that
other people like different editors. For me, it isn't so important
that people use a certain editor, but it is important that they learn
how to use it *well*.
I like emacs too, and use it whenever I'm logge
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 09:38:08AM -0400, Bill Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kevin D. Clark writes:
>
> Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I have to agree. I can't fathom why so many techies/coders make such
> > comments... How do you type
> >
> > open( LOGFILE, O_RD
Bill Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Or, in this particular case, after typing the semicolon (or at least
> the close parenthesis):
>
> C-@ C-M-B C-X C-U
>
> You may have to follow this with a space (or a "Y" or a "!") if
> C-X C-U is in its default disabled state.
Oh, ri
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