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Re: Why does the tutorial talk about C-n/C-p etc?


From: H. Dieter Wilhelm
Subject: Re: Why does the tutorial talk about C-n/C-p etc?
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:54:17 +0100
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.91 (gnu/linux)

Dani Moncayo <address@hidden> writes:

> The point is that they (C-[npfb]) all can be typed without moving your
> hands away from their "normal" position in the keyboard.
>
> I find those keybindings _very_ convenient, and I use them all the time.

The same here.

> So I think that the tutorial should teach them at some point (because
> new users may like them as many of us do).

Definitely

But I'm wondering if this preference of the home row comes from people
which were toughed or learned touch typing.  Maybe for the others this
huge advantage is not so self evident and efficient?

JM2C

        Dieter  
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Best wishes
H. Dieter Wilhelm
Kelkheim, Germany




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