Re: [NTLK] Macro's for Newton?

From: Ben Klang (ben_at_alkaloid.net)
Date: Mon May 12 2003 - 08:15:14 PDT


> > say you want to delete text to the end of the line working on an
> > emate: would you always take your pen at hand? Would you reach for
> > you mouse on a desktop computer?
>
> Ummm... Yes, and Hell Yes!! On the last, it's a choice of do I sit there
> staring into space for minutes trying to wrack my brain to remember some
> obscure keying sequence that requires me to take my fingers from their
> typing positions anyway (given where almost every keyboard places the
> modifier keys), or do I take a fraction of a second to reach less than a
> foot for the mouse (or better, trackball) and allow my kinesthetic 'lower'
> brain to do what comes naturally?
Ok, I may be alone in this sentiment, but I would love to have vi key
bindings in Notepad. Heh, talk about strange requests I guess :)

I hope this doesn't start a Vi/Emacs debate... :)

-BAK

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