Re: keysrc and prefix keys

> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 03:51:01PM +0000, Jeremy Henty wrote:
>
>I wrote:
>
>> So I  think we really want  a single keyssrc entry  that defines the
>> modifier keys that bind  the 1, 2, 3, ... 9 keys  to the "Go to tab"
>> commands.  But this would significantly complicate the current code.
>> Is it worth it?
>
>@crickets *chirp*
>
>I'll take that as a "no".  :-)
>
>I notice  that keys.hh defines KEYS_{FIRST,LAST}_TAB but  they are not
>bound to anything.   Maybe we could bind them  to Ctrl-{Home,End}?  It
>seems natural and they could  be sensibly customised in keysrc without
>complicating the code.

What's humorous about all these key binding on Dillo, I rarely ever use key 
bindings within a GUI application.  At most for Dillo, I use the mouse buttons 
and scroll wheel.

Once my hands are off the keyboard and on a mouse, it's difficult and time 
consuming to switch back & forth to a keyboard.

And, I mostly use command line applications, for the main reason using a 
keyboard is faster.  (Second reason, less resource intensive.)

Making it even more difficult for GUI users, there just isn't any incentive for 
using the keyboard while in X or GUI, unless one yanks (detaches) the mouse.  
Then, most users are like (duh), what do I do now -- because there's no method 
to see key bindings easily.  Funny!  Hence, key bindings are likely a good fall 
back method if you have key bindings memorized.


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Roger
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