On 15/01/09 04:29 PM, Dustin Kirkland wrote: > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Mark Schouten <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'll try to use it for a while, see how it goes. > > Thanks! > >> Just a question though. Why is ctrl-a changed to ctrl-g? > > On Ubuntu (and most Linux systems), the default shell uses emacs > keybindings. As such, ctrl-a is very often used (if you're not an > emacs user) to move the cursor to the beginning of the line. > > The default screen escape sequence, ctrl-a, breaks that.
[...] > Shall we open the floor for other suggested escape sequences? Please > explain your rationale for why your escape sequence is better than > ctrl-a and ctrl-g... > > Cheers, > :-Dustin > Since you're remapping why not change it to a single key? That's easier than two. I have been using the backtick for years without problems. You just need to hit that key twice any time you want to use it. No biggie but YMMV. -- Peter Matulis -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
