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Align key bindings with world trend

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Subject: bug#61836: closed (Re: bug#61836: Align key bindings with world
 trend)
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:51:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#61836: Align key bindings with world trend

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 61836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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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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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Align key bindings with world trend
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...

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

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