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For newcomers, C-g is a delight (it certainly was for me). Especially with the arcane reputation of Emacs, it was awfully reassuring to know how to get out of
by Semiapies 15y ago
For newcomers, C-g is a delight (it certainly was for me). Especially with the arcane reputation of Emacs, it was awfully reassuring to know how to get out of whatever unfamiliar function I'd fat-fingered myself into.
- jrockway 15y agoWell, it won't get you out of recursive edits. I remember visiting a coworker's machine before telling him about those, and the modeline was something like [[[[[[[[[[(CPerl)]]]]]]]]]]. ESC ESC ESC is a much better "get me out of here!" command to remember.
- Semiapies 15y agoI haven't managed to get into such a position; I may not be as clever as your coworker.