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Re: Copy/Cut/Paste w/o mouse...Anyone write nice commands as nice as vi


From: Gurucharan
Subject: Re: Copy/Cut/Paste w/o mouse...Anyone write nice commands as nice as vi way?
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 00:36:34 +0530

Hello Chris,
> Anyone write nice cut/copy/paste commands to accomplish
> this in Emacs without a mouse with the LEAST number of key
> strokes????

> Vi can erase 5 lines by just typing "5 dd" and then
> paste it by just typing "p".
> Emacs is not this nice by default.

What's wrong with Esc 5 ^K and then ^Y ?

(do help on ^K and ^Y keys).

Yes. Emacs has everything. It is much more powerful than vi in
some ways.
In fact, xemacs allows us to use the vi commands also.

Warm Regards,
      gurucharan
 

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