Xah Emacs Blog Archive 2016-02
major key change. Now, when in command mode, letter i switches to insert mode, and Space key is leader key for all emacs's commands with keys that starts with Ctrl+x.
Now, you no longer need a ▤ Menu key, and now is compatible with any laptop out of the box.
Using magit-status each time or having to type the commands was boring.
So I made a keymap, I tried many solutions, the best one comes from Xah on ErgoEmacs.
yay. Thanks to Bjonnh.
Emacs Cursor Movement Keys Controversy
Stefan Monnier, previous emacs maintainer, doesn't use the {Ctrl+n, Ctrl+p, Ctrl+f, Ctrl+b} keys. See https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-03/msg00545.html
by the way, he doesn't touch type neither, nor does Richard Stallman.
the thread began here Why does the tutorial talk about C-n/C-p etc? https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-03/msg00402.html
i think the emacs cursor keys should be banished. They are very inefficient. One of the worst keybinding choices. I think they are not much better than random choice of keys as far as design goes.
suppose you are playing pacman. Do you want to use the arrow keys ← → ↑ ↓ or the {Ctrl+n, Ctrl+p, Ctrl+f, Ctrl+b}? There, is an aspect of efficiency.
People mention about how hands stay on home row. Better is inverted T or vim hjkl. [see Arrow Keys Layout Efficiency: vi's {H J K L} vs Inverted T {I J K L}]
but why people are loud on emacs keys? because:
- (1) a cult factor. The emacs flag must fly.
- (2) HABIT. HABIT. HABIT. HABIT.
HABIT is the core of your perception, your judgement, of the external world.
it's not just your muscle memory. But, the wires in your brain.
as i learned over the years, HABIT plays a role in human life not just in petty software keyboard use, but also User Interface design, in programing practices, programing language perception, etc.
No, actually, habit is the railroad of behavior, HABIT is this elementary epic particle in human history, culture, political divide, evolution, and human destination. ❗
see also
ELisp: Exit Loop or Function (throw, catch) (updated to include a example for exiting a function)
the first step to learn clojure is Leiningen, and it can be quite confusing for beginners. Here's help to get you started. Clojure Leiningen Tutorial
PS am revamping my draft clojure tutorial.
Emacs Bug Crushing with John Wiegley, San Francisco
emacs meetup in San Francisco. Mark your Calendar. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
emacs: insert a literal tab, literal newline
in emacs 25.1, saveplace is obsolete. For detail, see updated at Emacs Init: Save Cursor Position
see also Emacs: Init File Tutorial
download emacs 25: http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/emacs-25.0.90.tar.xz
you need to compile it. See How to Build Emacs on Linux
Emacs Select Word Command Problem (minor update)
emacs magit tip. press C-u S to stage also untracked files.
see also Emacs: magit-mode for git
