On Sat, 13 Jul 2002 18:13:04 -0400 Scott Furt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Derek Cunningham wrote: > > On Thu, Jul11,02 16:39, Gerrit Hoetzel wrote: > >>>What I WOULD like to see is an emacs-like ability to string characters > >>>together. ie: CTRL+Z+R will perform some action, and CTRL+Z+T will perform > >>>some other action. Think that's doable? > >> > >>Or maybe distinguish sth. like vi's command and insert mode. > >> > >>"Insert" mode would give the focused window control over the keyboard, > >>"Command" mode would give control to the key grabber; and special > >>(vi-like) commands could be issued: > >> > > > > And of course, for all flexibility, if we had this "Insert"/"Command" mode, > > AS WELL AS the emacs-style key combining, then we'd be absolutely set. > > > > DC > > > > I'd love to see emacs-style key chaining. the vi-like > insert/command modal stuff is why i don't use vi anymore, > i couldn't stand having to keep switching modes to do > everything. It would be less painful if, instead of having to switch between modes like vi, you could use a single key combo to enter COMMAND mode, and as soon as you do something in COMMAND mode, it returns automatically to INSERT mode. -- Joseph Applegate (SB-X) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
