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RE: faq.texi
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: faq.texi |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:05:17 -0800 |
> I've always used C-= as a prefix for comparisons. These
> are the only ones I have, but other people might know and use
> other comparison commands.
>
> C-= b ediff-buffers
> C-= d diff
> C-= e ediff-files
> C-= f ediff-files
> C-= w compare-windows
>
> Perhaps such a comparison prefix would be useful for Emacs generally.
C-= is not available on xterms, but this is a minor problem.
Yes.
For a keybinding for `compare-windows' to be useful it should
be one key, because it requires repeated keystrokes to advance
to the next differences.
Not necessarily. C-x z z z z z... works just fine for that. In fact, it's
easier to repeatedly hit `z' than `C-='.
So I suggest to bind `compare-windows' to C-= available on
graphical displays.
There are multiple comparison commands. Why pick one in particular for C-=?
If we did have to pick only one, then you're right that the other commands I
mentioned don't need to be repeated in the way that `compare-windows' does,
so `compare-windows' is not a bad choice. But I still think it would be good
to use C-= as a prefix key reserved for comparison commands of all sorts.
To me, the advantage of `C-=' is its mnemonic character, not the fact that
it requires only a single keystroke. As I say, `C-x z' works well here. As a
prefix, `C-= C-h' lets you know all the bindings of comparison functions.
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- Re: faq.texi, Richard M. Stallman, 2006/02/18
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