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    Chapter 19. GNU Emacs > Mike's Favorite Timesavers

    19.7. Mike's Favorite Timesavers

    I'm a very fast typist — which means that I hate using special function keys, arrow keys, and especially mice. I deeply resent anything that moves me away from the basic alphanumeric keyboard. Even BACKSPACE and DELETE are obnoxious, since they force me to shift my hand position.

    With this in mind, I've customized Emacs so that I can do virtually anything with the basic alphabetic keys, plus the CONTROL key. Here are some extracts from my .emacs file:


      

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