On 6/24/05, Clair Ching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/24/05, JM Ibanez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 6/23/05, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > JM Ibanez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > One word: ratpoison. > > > > > > Another: ion[1]. > > > > Personally, I like the ultra-configurability and flexibility of ion-- > > but also dislike its ultra-configurability and flexibility. ;) Too > > many keybindings to remember, IMHO, and that interfers with my recall > > of Emacs keybindings. OTOH, ratpoison is quite simple, and it mimics > > screen(1)'s bindings (even the ratpoison's author describes it as > > screen(1) for X). Of course, I could always rebind ion to more > > screen-like bindings, but I'm a lazy oaf. ;) > > > > Gah. I have never tried screen nor Ion (though Zak has been telling me > its goodness). > > > > If you're the type who believes in the notion of a computer desktop > > > being an instrumentation panel, and loves xterms *seriously*, then > > > there's no beating CLI-friendly WMs like ones the above, as well as > > > others like icewm and flux. > > > > I don't see the desktop as an instrumentation panel, but I am very > > keyboard-intensive, being a touch typist. I love CLI goodness, and > > prefer keybindings to mouse movement. > > > > Personally, I like using Ratpoison a lot because everything is in > fullscreen mode. I use Emacs a lot and I basically do almost anything > within Emacs: play media files, chat, browse, plan, attempt to learn > Python, learn Japanese, draft my articles, etc. Aside from that I > don't have to worry about resizing things and it's quite easy to have > focus on the app that I am using like, for example, XPDF. I'd rather > use keyboard shortcuts to move from one app to another and it's easy > in Ratpoison. Well, as far as the way I am using it that is.
hello, can you give me a site to learn emacs. i never thought emacs can do those things you mentioned.. i search google found something but that doesn't give me a lot to learn bout emacs.. aside from man pages ha.. pag windows kasi gamit ko.. wla ako man pages e.. thanks.. > > -- > Clair Ching > librarian, bookworm, information gatherer, anime fan, linux newbie > http://clair.free.net.ph - blog about linux, emacs planner, tech and culture > http://clair.pinoyweb.net - daily journal, stories, miscellany > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- ********************************* Carlos Jhunie L. Pangilinan, Jr. Web Developer/Programmer Tel: +63448809981 Email: cjpangilinan @ gmail .com Mobile: +639276389988 Linux Registered User # 383841 Y!M id: jhuniepi ICQ: 278727120 ********************************* _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
