From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8bc34e14e4555720 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-10 11:05:43 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!uni-erlangen.de!news-nue1.dfn.de!newsfeed.r-kom.de!newsfeed.stueberl.de!newsfeed.vmunix.org!newsfeed2.easynews.net!easynews.net!news.cid.net!news.enyo.de!news1.enyo.de!not-for-mail From: Florian Weimer Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: This is a simple question Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 20:23:42 +0200 Organization: Enyo's not your organization Message-ID: <87lmije4lt.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> References: <9pk4t7$tbm$1@trog.dera.gov.uk> <87zo762rta.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> <9pkc0r$m5j$1@trog.dera.gov.uk> <9pkddm$afh$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9pvdp5$8im$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BC48598.80703@home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14192 Date: 2001-10-10T20:23:42+02:00 List-Id: "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" writes: > GNU-Emacs could be vastly improved by make one single change: > that is, support the ^C function that Prime's EMACS provided. ^C was > a "repeat last function" binding. It would repeat the last keystroke, > last macro, or last "whatever was done". On GNU Emacs, the command is called 'repeat', and it's bound to 'C-x z' by default, and for subsequent invocations of this command, 'z' is sufficient. > If you've never used this, you don't know what a convenience you are > missing (which is why I don't use GNU-Emacs). I find it hard to believe, but most vi users don't know the '.' command, either.