Re: Modes

[Marvin Katz marvkatz@xxxxxxxx]

Harry Binswanger wrote:
>
> Okay, Xywriters, now the question formerly too hot to handle. We're not
> supposed to talk about it, but here goes. How do you prefer to use the
> modes? I mean good ol' mdul, mdbo, etc. Am I the only one who does NOT use
> DeFine block as a means to entering modes?
>
> I have  on ctrl-u and  on ctrl-n. Virtually the only other one I
> use is , which is, you guessed it, on ctrl-b. So when I want to
> underline text I just hit ctrl-u at the start and then type (or move cursor
> through existing text) then hit ctrl-n at the right place.
>
> Is there some advantage to having to DeFine the damn thing? Doing that
> requires at least one extra keystroke (the one for XD--cancel define).
>
> Regards,
> Harry
>
> Harry Binswanger
> hb@xxxxxxxx
>
My "mode," exactly. Cheers, Harry.

--Marv Katz