Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:51:20 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: emacs under x or console? Message-ID: <20010608105120.N58042@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20010607153300.G42170@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 03:33:00PM %2B0100 References: <20010607153300.G42170@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Thursday, 7 June 2001 at 15:33:00 +0100, j mckitrick wrote: > > question for greg, and other emacs users: > > i've started using xemacs after reading the evangelism of yourself (grog) > and others. so far, it's great. > > do you take the purist view, and run it in console mode so that you use the > same keystrokes whether running it locally or remotely? or do you run it in > x mode, to take advantage of the 'better' key mappings and extra features, > then just 'change mental mode' when you switch to a remote session? The latter. > for example, using sticky-modifiers and being able to use my 'alt' > key is great in xemacs. but in console mode, this does not work as > well, and i also have to reach for the esc key, which really cuts > down on efficiency. That's not a problem in console mode. You can use an appropriate key map; I use the file at ftp://ftp.lemis.com/pub/us.emacs.kbd. The real problem with console mode is that the window is so small. I'm writing this on a window 110x100 in size. You can't do anything like that on a character console, and it limits your view of things. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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