# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 1021824346 0 # Node ID 82749144e314d9801bba6f89160511629d7e799d # Parent 1aab2ca0465ea473d4781ef21144c1f7aba153bb Compare C-f, etc, with arrow keys. Mention PageUp and PageDn. diff -r 1aab2ca0465e -r 82749144e314 etc/TUTORIAL --- a/etc/TUTORIAL Sun May 19 16:03:51 2002 +0000 +++ b/etc/TUTORIAL Sun May 19 16:05:46 2002 +0000 @@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ Find the cursor again and notice that the same text is near the cursor now. +You can also use the PageUp and PageDn keys to do scrolling, if your +terminal has them, but you can edit more efficiently if you use C-v +and M-v. + * BASIC CURSOR CONTROL ---------------------- @@ -57,11 +61,10 @@ Moving from screenful to screenful is useful, but how do you move to a specific place within the text on the screen? -There are several ways you can do this. The most basic way is to use -the commands C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. Each of these commands moves the -cursor one row or column in a particular direction on the screen. -Here is a table showing these four commands and the directions they -move: +There are several ways you can do this. You can use the arrow keys, +but it's more efficient to keep your hands in the standard position +and use the commands C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. These characters +are equivalent to the four arrow keys, like this: Previous line, C-p : @@ -75,10 +78,9 @@ using C-n or C-p. Then type C-l to see the whole diagram centered in the screen. -You'll probably find it easy to think of these by letter: P for -previous, N for next, B for backward and F for forward. These are the -basic cursor positioning commands, and you'll be using them ALL the -time, so it would be of great benefit if you learn them now. +You'll find it easy to remember these letters by words they stand for: +P for previous, N for next, B for backward and F for forward. You +will be using these basic cursor positioning commands all the time. >> Do a few C-n's to bring the cursor down to this line.