Re: [PATCH] possible new feature: Alt+Left and Alt+Right scroll a tabsize sideways

On Sat, Mar 14, 2026 at 04:21:20PM +0100, Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> 
> Op 08-03-2026 om 12:41 schreef Benno Schulenberg:
> > Whenever there is now an overlong line onscreen, I feel the urge to tap
> > <Alt+Right> a few times to see what it is currently hidden offscreen.
> > So, humor this urge and make <Alt+Left> and <Alt+Right> scroll sideways.
> > 
> > This will inconvenience users (like myself) who have become accustomed
> > to using <Alt+Left> and <Alt+Right> for switching between buffers, [...]
> 
> The inconvenience is too big: I can't get used to it -- apparently I switch
> between buffers far more often than that I need to scroll sideways.
> 
> So I've assigned the sideways-scrolling functions to M-< and M->:
> 
>   https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/commit/?id=6aa0f3ba
> 
> Is there anyone who actually uses M-< and M-> for switching between buffers
> (instead of Alt+Left and Alt+Right, or M-, and M-.)?

I thought this affected me, but it seems in checking my fingers, I
actually just use Meta+,&. - so SGTM to change Meta+>&<

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