[Eric] Re: Emacs keybindings?

[Detlev Offenbach]

On Freitag, 17. Oktober 2008, Robert Withrow wrote:
> Heh... Just about a year ago I asked about emacs key bindings, and here
> I am again a year later, trying to learn Eric4 again and I'm wondering
> if the situation has changed.

Due to the fact, that you haven't contributed the emacs shortcuts a year ago, 
the situation hasn't changed ;-)

>
> Emacs bindings are pretty much a firm requirement for me, so I'm willing
> to invest /some/ work on this.  As I understand it:
>
>     * There is an import-keyboard-shortcut function, so if someone has
>       already done it I could just do that.  It isn't a "theme" but it
>       is better than nothing.
>     * If I have to do it myself, I'd rather edit a file than do it one
>       key at a time using the GUI.  Where do I look for the keyboard
>       config file?

Copy the file default.e4k, which contains all keyboard shotrcuts definitions 
in XML form, and edit that. Once done simply import the new file once.

>     * Maybe there is a way to just /use/ emacs?  Sure, I won't get the
>       cool qscintilla stuff, but python-mode isn't that bad.
>       Suggestions on how I would go about that?
>
> Anyway, I really want to use Eric4 this time around because I'm starting
> up a big Python project and I'd like to use modern tools.
>
> > > On 27.10.07 18:20:21, Robert Withrow wrote:
> >> >> I would think this is a FAQ but I didn't see it in the gmane or
> >> >> FAQ...
> >> >>
> >> >> Can I get Emacs key bindings?  I guess I'm too old to retrain my
> >> >> fingers.
> > >
> > > There are not predefined shortcut-themes, so you have to reconfigure
> > > the shortcuts individually to what you'd like them to be. I doubt that
> > > 2-part shortcuts work though (i.e. Ctrl+x,f or something like that)
> > >
> > > See the Settings menu for the shortcut menu entry.



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Detlev Offenbach
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