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Author: Ali Pang
Date: Jun 26, 2008 05:20

Hi,

I would like to set up emacs for users in a way s.t. it is easy to use for
windows users without that much computer experience to use emacs.

Specifically I was wondering if there is some mode that reduces all (to
these users) "dangerous" aspects of emacs, like key chords etc, that could
be confusing? Also adding windows-like keys etc would be perfect, like
ctrl+x/c/v, and anything else I might have forgotten.

Would I just need an .emacs here? I.e. could I disable key chords by simply
unbinding all keys? (And in that case, is there any easy way to do this?)

I will use this in combination with the latex-mode, using a simplified
version of latex (i.e. they will be using new commands defined by me), and
some easy key bindings I would add afterwards. Thus I would want things to
remain simple after loading this major mode.

Thanks for any help
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Re: "reduced-mode" wanted         


Author: Memnon Anon
Date: Jun 28, 2008 12:25

Hi!

On 26 Jun., 14:20, Ali Pang hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to set up emacs for users in a way s.t. it is easy to use for
> windows users without that much computer experience to use emacs.

I once found this:

http://www.dur.ac.uk/p.j.heslin/Software/Emacs/Easymacs/index.php

To quote the homepage:
>Easymacs is an easy-to-learn, one-size-fits-all configuration for new users of GNU Emacs. It sets up key bindings that >attempt to conform to a common denominator of the Gnome/KDE/OS X/Microsoft Windows human interface guidelines, >and provides function-key bindings for other powerful Emacs features. It is fully documented, and the new user can >productively edit text right away, without going through the Emacs tutorial. Many commonly-used functions can be >accessed without having to learn the "chords", or multiple serial keystrokes that Emacs uses by default.

I personally never used it.
If you go for it, it would be nice to get some feedback so I know if
it is really recommendable...

Hope this helps

memnon
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Re: "reduced-mode" wanted         


Author: Xah
Date: Jun 29, 2008 01:36

Ali Pang wrote:
>> I would like to set up emacs for users in a way s.t. it is easy to use for
>> windows users without that much computer experience to use emacs.

Memnon Anon wrote:

Thanks for the link.

For the original poster, you might try

How To Make Emacs Use Modern User Interface
http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_make_modern.html

Xah
http://xahlee.org/

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Re: "reduced-mode" wanted         


Author: Giles Chamberlin
Date: Jun 30, 2008 03:11

Ali Pang hotmail.com> writes:
> Would I just need an .emacs here? I.e. could I disable key chords by simply
> unbinding all keys? (And in that case, is there any easy way to do this?)

Have a look at disabling commands:
(info "(emacs) Disabling")

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Giles
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