- From: Joris van der Hoeven <address@hidden>
- To: Norbert Nemec <address@hidden>
- Cc: address@hidden
- Subject: Re: key-binding suggestions
- Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:50:25 +0200 (MET DST)
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However, there's a number of details, where, IMHO, the comfort of the
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program could still be greatly improved, namely, the keybindings
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for moving around within mathematical environments and maybe the whole
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text:
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* First is about the [Home] and the [End] key: at the moment, they simply
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jump to the end of the whole environment. Editing large formulas, I hardly
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ever
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want to get there. My suggetion would be to make them move the cursor to the
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end of the innermost enclosing block, then, if the cursor already is at the
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end
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of a block, move up one block and so on. That way, a large number of
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important spots
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of the formula could be reached with just a few times of hitting [Home] or
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[End]
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* I badly miss the possibility for C-left and C-right for moving word-wise.
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Within
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formulas, that could mean something like "move without entering blocks"
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which would
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be really helpful.
We have been discussing this on the developpers mainling list
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You may participate to this discussion if you wish (look at the archives).
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* When marking text of parts of formulas using S-[direction], the cursor
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moves just
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as usual, even though marking is only possible for whole blocks. Why not
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just jump
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larger steps in marking mode? When marking a portion of text, there is
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really no point
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in being able to position the cursor more exactly than the marking itself
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is possible.
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On the other hand, right now, you need to move characterwise through the
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whole portion
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you want to mark.
That is an interesting suggestion, which might be technically difficult to
implement though, because cursor movement is physical and not logical;
maybe we should keep on moving in the same direction as long as the cursor
remains inside the selection...
David: can you put this on the wish list?
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There is a number of other details like this, that could probably be
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greatly
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improved without much coding effort. It would be great to get some opinions
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about it
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and find someone who can build up the fascination necessary to do the
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fine-tuning
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necessary to make the whole thing really *feel* smug and comfortable...
Please consider sending us your suggestions to the developers list.
Thanks, Joris
- Re: key-binding suggestions, Joris van der Hoeven, 10/04/2002
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