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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Emacs user-interface problem. uEmacs 3.10.
Message-ID: <6535@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 15 Oct 89 02:38:32 GMT
References: <1143@aber-cs.UUCP> <18901.624289107@bbn.com>
Reply-To: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <18901.624289107@bbn.com> UNIX-EMACS@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU writes:
> In the interest of promoting similarity across emacses, I hope the
> micro flavors can settle on this convention (that is, ^\ for ^S and ^^
> for ^Q).

^\ is unacceptable for search because (as you point out) it's too hard
to find on some terminals.  It's a good mnemonic for quote.

^^ is the HOME key on adm3a-derived terminals, so makes a poor choice for
anything.
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Peter da Silva, *NIX support guy @ Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
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