Re: [h-e-w] RE: new user keybindings

[Lennart Borgman]

Are you using a lot of other programs on windows too? Don't you use the 
CUA bindings for copy, cut, paste and undo there? Are you not experience 
any conflict when you frequently switch from Emacs to other applications 
(and are in a hurry or stressed for other reasons)?

It seems to me like habits die hard. For example when you answered to 
this mail you put your answer at the top. Is not that a convention 
frequently used by people used to windows?


Raymond Zeitler wrote:
> I agree with Mr. Heffner.  I've not tried CUA mode, so I can
> only imagine that a user wouldn't be able to copy and paste a
> rectangle without reverting to native keybindings.
>
> When I started using Emacs for the first time (v20.7), I took
> the manual's advice and avoided large scale key re-binding.  I'm
> glad I did.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:08:12 -0700
> From: "Stephen F. Heffner" <address@hidden>
> Subject: RE: [h-e-w] new user keybindings
> To: <address@hidden>
>
> Lennart Borgman spake thusly:
>
>   
> > IMHO CUA-bindings are that important for windows users that 
> > they deserve 
> > a place in the tutorial. I believe cua-mode makes it much 
> > easier for a 
> > windows user to learn and use Emacs.
> >     
>
> [snip]
> However, as newbies gain experience and do more things with Emacs, they
> will
> find that CUA only covers the basics, and they will have to learn the
> "Emacs
> way" anyway, in order to progress in proficiency.
> [snip]
>