Re: buffer management in emacs

[Kevin Rodgers]

despen@verizon.net wrote:
> Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > despen@verizon.net wrote:
> > > "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > On 2010-04-18, .Martin. wrote:
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > 1. Is there any way of temporarily bookimaring buffers so that I can switch
> > > > > between them more efficiently? Gnus itself has a good few buffers (of
> > > > > which I only use the main one where groups are listed), then
> > > > > when I open a few messages the buffers usually stay. I usually switch
> > > > > between buffers by C-x and right/left arrows. I bet there's a much
> > > > > better way of doing it.
> > > > > I know of C-x b, but then I have to press TAB to list buffers and do
> > > > > autocompletion. How do you switch between buffers?
> > > >    I bind a key (print) to electric-buffer-list.
> > > Agree completely, best way I know of to switch buffers.
> > >
> > > Except that the key to use is F9.  :)
> > Nah:
> >
> > (global-set-key "\C-x\C-b" 'electric-buffer-list) ; was list-buffers
>
> I have that too, but one key is always better than 2.

Not if you have to move your hands from the home row and look at the
keyboard to type it (IMHO).

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA