Re: OT: GUI [was:]Ann: TeXCAD 4.1

[Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@acm.org>]

Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> writes:

> Björn Persson <spam-away@nowhere.nil> wrote on 27/03/2004 (07:15) :
> > Every time I want to go to the end of the line I get sent all the way 
> > down to the end of the file and totally lose my place because I pressed 
> > End without thinking. Is that the strength of Emacs?

Why did you think "End" meant "End of line" instead of "End of file"?
Probably because some other IDE did it that way. Well, Emacs probably
defined End before that IDE was born, so it's the one that's wrong :).

> What does this have to do with anything. Just bind the key to end of
> line.

Which is what I do. I often want to go to the end of the line, but
very rarely to the end of the file.
 
> Manuals are ment to be read.

Which is a major strength of Emacs. In GPS, there is very little
capability to bind keys or customize the interface (it is getting
better). Other GUI IDEs are similarly limited.

In Emacs, _everything_ can be customized.

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