RE: Binding M-n and M-p toforward-paragraphandbackward-paragraphrespectively

[Davis Herring]

>> It just makes sense with the global idea that C- is for
>> atomic movements, and M- for group movement.
>
> That might be an argument for users to bind it, but that in itself is not
> an argument for Emacs to bind it by default.  And it is certainly not an
> argument to bind it to some specific key (which one?).

FWIW, it is an argument for that last point: C-b is backward a character,
and M-b a word; C-a is beginning of line, and M-a of sentence; it makes
perfect sense for C-n to be next line and M-n to be next paragraph.  That
doesn't mean we should do it, but that's why M-n makes sense for it.

Davis

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