I agree with Mr. Heffner. I've not tried CUA mode, so I can only imagine that a user wouldn't be able to copy and paste a rectangle without reverting to native keybindings.
When I started using Emacs for the first time (v20.7), I took the manual's advice and avoided large scale key re-binding. I'm glad I did. -----Original Message----- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:08:12 -0700 From: "Stephen F. Heffner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [h-e-w] new user keybindings To: <[email protected]> Lennart Borgman spake thusly: > IMHO CUA-bindings are that important for windows users that > they deserve > a place in the tutorial. I believe cua-mode makes it much > easier for a > windows user to learn and use Emacs. [snip] However, as newbies gain experience and do more things with Emacs, they will find that CUA only covers the basics, and they will have to learn the "Emacs way" anyway, in order to progress in proficiency. [snip]
