Re: Default Emacs keybindings (was: Re: Menu suggestion)

[Jan D.]

> > From: "Jan D." <address@hidden>
> > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:26:44 +0200
> >
> > Also, many applications on Mac OS X does handle C-a, C-e, C-f, C-p and
> > so on the way Emacs does.
>
> That's because AFAIK Mac OSX is a descendant of the BSD Unix family.
> Quite a few Unix programs support Emacs-style key bindings.

That is probably one reason.  But the Mail.app and TextEdit.app on Mac 
OSX
are not descendant from any BSD programs, so Apple is extending these
bindings to new programs as well.

My point being, making CUA default on Mac is not going to give
Mac users what they expect.  Mac should not be said to use the same
"agreed" key bindings as Gnome/KDE/MS Windows in this regard.  Now if
CUA mode could use M-x/M-x/M-v on Mac, then we could discuss about
making it the default on Macs also.

        Jan D.