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On the quest for consistent keybindings

Date: 2008-07-09  |   Tags: keyboard

I'm trying to get consistent keybindings in the applications which I use the most starting with Emacs, then bash/screen, conkeror (my web browser), and others like KPDF and OpenOffice. I haven't got complete consistency, but I'm making progress. Here are my notes on setting the keybindings for a few of the applications. Maybe when I find the perfect setup, I will write about my complete configuration. Until then, here are some sparse notes. Note, for some reason, I've mixed in vi-style, h-j-k-l, movement keybindings with the standard emacs keybindings. I use control+h,j,k ...

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How to paste in Cygwin bash using CTRL-V

Date: 2008-05-01  |   Modified: 2008-09-07  |   Tags: cygwin, keyboard   |   3 Comments

I come from a Windows background where Cut/Copy/Paste are almost always CTRL+X/C/V respectively. I like this consistency, so adjusting to Cygwin's (or other *nix environments') use of SHIFT+INSERT or the middle mouse button for pasting in terminals is a little annoying. After a bit of googling, I found a mailing list thread that solved my problem.

This method uses a modification to readline's ~/.inputrc configuration file, so it should work in rxvt, xterm, or even the default cmd.exe shell. Here is what to do:

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Conkeror: "Firefox for Emacs users"

Date: 2008-01-28  |   Modified: 2009-04-01  |   Tags: conkeror, emacs, keyboard, preferences, softwaretools   |   2 Comments

I recently discovered Conkeror via Bill Clementson's article, Firefox for Emacs users . I must say it is pretty sweet. It's the type of thing that makes you have to get up and go to the bathroom because it's so exciting.

So I switched over to Emacs from Eclipse about 4 months ago. Though it has been slow learning everything in Emacs, I am starting to feel pretty comfortable now and actually feel uneasy when I'm using another editor. It is very nice to be able to do everything with the keyboard in Emacs. I can do ...

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Useful Windows XP keyboard shortcuts

Date: 2007-11-06  |   Tags: keyboard
Windows+BREAK: System Properties
Windows+D: Display the desktop
Windows+E: Open Windows Explorer
Windows+L: Lock the keyboard
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Useful Firefox keyboard shortcuts

Date: 2007-11-06  |   Tags: keyboard
Lesser known shortcuts:
CTRL+E or CTRL+K: focus search box
CTRL+L: focus location box
CTRL+J: toggle downloads window
CTRL+U: show page source
CTRL+B: toggle del.icio.us bookmarks in the sidebar
CTRL+H: toggle history in the sidebar
CTRL+D: add a del.icio.us bookmark

Basic shortcuts:
F11: toggle full screen
CTRL+T: open new tab
CTRL+W: close current tab
CTRL+F: find on page
CTRL+PGUP: previous tab
CTRL+PGDOWN: next tab
CTRL+P: open print dialog
ALT+LEFTARROW: back
ALT+RIGHTARROW: forward
ALT+HOME: home

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My software tools list

Date: 2007-08-10  |   Modified: 2010-05-28  |   Tags: android, c_cplusplus, colinux, conkeror, cygwin, django, eclipse, emacs, keyboard, linux, mercurial, preferences, python, softwaretools, subversion, ubuntu, urxvt, wide, wmii   |   6 Comments

Inspired by Mark Pilgrim's 2006 Essentials list, below is a list of my current software tools. If you notice a lot of "I switched from ..." statements, keep in mind that I am a programmer who likes shiny things.

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