Comment by tincholio
13 years ago
>The last thing I want to do when I'm writing code is try to remember some obscure combination of keys in order to perform a simple backspace or copy and paste a line of code.
That makes me think that you really haven't tried Emacs. Backspace is just backspace. Copying and pasting is not too different than what you'd use in other software (but it can be, in many awesome ways). Do the tutorial, start using it daily, focus on the stuff you really need. The rest comes along on its own.
> Backspace is just backspace
Unless you're on the wrong terminal. (google "emacs fix backspace")
Besides, it's really a big deal that most applications in your system use one set of hotkeys, while bash and emacs use a totally different one.
What other applications are there on a system but Bash and Emacs? :P
Besides, you can tell GTK to use Emacs-y keybindings rather than the ‘standard’ C-v, C-x, C-c.
> What other applications are there on a system but Bash and Emacs? :P
I remember the days when it was just sh/ksh and vi in any commercial UNIX flavor.
The reason for Emacs using a different set of key bindings (C-u catches me all the damn time) is that Emacs had its genesis outside of Unix. Emacs keybindings and the endless crusade to force "info" as a "man" replacement all stem from RMS's sad devotion to an ancient religion (ITS).
>Unless you're on the wrong terminal.
I know... how often do you find yourself in such a situation nowadays, though?