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Re: inputting characters by hexadigit
From: |
Juri Linkov |
Subject: |
Re: inputting characters by hexadigit |
Date: |
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:03:35 +0300 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) |
>> Just wondering... C-q 0x263a doesn't seem so bad...
>
> C-x 8 0 2 6 3 a is just as short. And if we can drop the 0, it's
> even shorter.
Using digits for the prefix key makes input too confusing. In the middle
of the input sequence it is difficult to see what the current input number
is. Is it "8 0 2 6" or "0 2 6 3" or, after dropping the 0, is it "8 2 6 3".
It is difficult for the user to visually parse such a key sequence and to
complete input.
Another drawback (that C-q currently has too) is an inability to edit
incomplete input. This pushes us back to the era of dumb calculators
without the backspace key.
A more convenient method is to use the minibuffer to input the number.
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, (continued)
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Juri Linkov, 2008/07/22
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Miles Bader, 2008/07/22
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Kenichi Handa, 2008/07/22
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Stefan Monnier, 2008/07/22
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Miles Bader, 2008/07/22
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, David De La Harpe Golden, 2008/07/22
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Stefan Monnier, 2008/07/22
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, David De La Harpe Golden, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Stefan Monnier, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, David De La Harpe Golden, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit,
Juri Linkov <=
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Miles Bader, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Juri Linkov, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Miles Bader, 2008/07/23
- RE: inputting characters by hexadigit, Drew Adams, 2008/07/22
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Ted Zlatanov, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2008/07/23
- RE: inputting characters by hexadigit, Drew Adams, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Juri Linkov, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Stefan Monnier, 2008/07/23
- Re: inputting characters by hexadigit, Juri Linkov, 2008/07/23