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

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 10.12.2005 um 23:13 schrieb roodwriter@core.com:

> I think the tutorial should start with the arrow keys and then give 
> the commands as options and the history behind them.

In (computer) history the arrow (cursor) keys came later ... and the 
tutorial is historically grown!

I too prefer mostly the arrow keys (and mouse cursor). Their use is too 
obvious to mention them that early in the tutorial, mentioning them 
could be done in a footnote. The recent state is fine in one particular 
sense: M-up does not scroll back in *shell* buffer's command history 
(because it's undefined); only M-p does. So I think it's necessary to 
teach C-{b,f,n,p} first to remember this as a way "move" in many 
things, in many sense.

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  Pete

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