On Fri, 2002-10-18 at 10:36, Andrew Dunbar wrote: > --- Alberto Cabello Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ----- Forwarded message from > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- > > > Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 00:51:53 +1000 (EST) > > > From: Martin Sevior > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: The page up/Page down debate. > > > > > > Who wants to keep the cursor inthe same position > > (as it does now). > > > > I agree with Peter Lundqvist: > > > > * Page up/down - changes the view and moves > > the cursor > > * Shift page up/down - only scrolls the view > > > > (it is nicely similar to console or *term > > behaviour). > > Ah well not Shift though since holding shift and a > direction or page up/down key traditionally selects > as well as moving. And Control with most such keys > means move as far in that direction as possible I > think. Maybe Alt...
FWIW I'm with Peter too. Does anyone know of a potential problem with using Alt? Otherwise I think that's a good solution. The page up/down behavior has always irritated me and seems very unintuitive. So to have it turned off by default is to me a very sensible and good thing. /Gabriel
