GNU bug report logs - #61836
Align key bindings with world trend

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:38:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 61836-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#61836: Align key bindings with world trend
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:50:44 +0200

> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:37:40 +0800
> 
> https://stackoverflow.com/a/16001753/1118719 says the current bindings
> are what God said to use. However it seems it might be best to have new
> emacs users get on the bandwagon aligned with whatever is being used by
> the majority of computer users...

We have that for a long time: the arrow keys, with and without Ctrl,
PgUp/PgDn, HOME and END, DELETE, Shift-INSERT, etc. etc.

> But wait, that would be different than the shell too. OK never mind.

Closing.
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