Re: C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why?

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casioculture@gmail.com wrote:
> In the tutorial it suggests I use  C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n rather than
> arrow keys, why should i?
>
> What's even more annoying is this: C-p requires left hand C and right
> hand p, and then C-b requries right hand C and left hand b. Same goes
> for C-f and C-n.
>
> Trying to get used to this is such a pain. It's ludicrous.

A lot of people have explained WHY the tutorial emphasizes them. And I 
partly agree with you. But I have found that using C-f, C-b, M-f and M-b 
fairly useful in that I don't have to move my hands as far as I would 
using the arrow keys. I'm a writer, not a programmer, and that may make 
a difference.

For the same reason I don't use the up and down commands because I find 
them awkward. The arrow keys, for me, are just as easy to use in that case.

I don't use the commands in all cases, but it's nice to have the choice. 
Everybody's fingers work differently. Sometimes it makes work easier, 
which is why I switched to Emacs from traditional word processors in the 
first place. I think the tutorial should start with the arrow keys and 
then give the commands as options and the history behind them.


--Rod
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