I guess, it depends on the physical keyboard layout. The point about C-j C-m is that you'd have to crunch your index finger too much. Well, maybe that's not t

I guess, it depends on the physical keyboard layout. The point about C-j C-m is that you'd have to crunch your index finger too much. Well, maybe that's not the best example, as that still seems possible. Try maybe C-j C-/ to really feel the strain. > Windows Terminal Why not use shell from Emacs instead? Emacs has a bunch of terminal emulators. One of those ought to work decently on Windows... If you do it the way you describe, you will set yourself up for a painful experience. Because Windows Terminal (most likely) doesn't have the editing capabilities of Emacs, and (most likely) it doesn't use the same navigation / editing scheme as Emacs, you will have to switch between the two and make mistakes in both of them. It's really annoying to work like that, and it causes people who chose Vi or Emacs to use or to configure other tools to work in the same way their preferred text editor does it. But, ideally, they'd just want the other tools to be embedded in their editor (because any customizations they make for the editor will automatically extend to those tools). Having to deal with switches in how you write or navigate text is similar to having a crying baby nearby or a loud pub etc. Most people wouldn't willingly put themselves in that position.