linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] menuconfig: Allow j/k to move down/up the menu

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Date:	Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:27:53 -0500
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
Cc:	Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] menuconfig: Allow j/k to move down/up the menu

On 07/08/2013 06:08:41 PM, Sören Brinkmann wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 06, 2013 at 06:00:05PM -0500, Rob Landley wrote:
> > On 07/05/2013 06:32:59 AM, Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> > >Like in Vim.
> > >
> > >Cc: Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
> > >Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@...il.com>
> > >---
> > > Unsure why nobody has done this yet.
> >
> > While you're at it, why don't you add the ws up and down bindings
> > from World of Warcraft?
> >
> > The reason nobody has done this yet is that vi predates the
> > invention of cursor keys. They keyboards Bill Joy was using in the
...
> > And now you know _why_ Linux is over 20 years old and has never
> > needed this.
> 
> Well, one advantage of these key bindings is, that you don't have to
> move your hands away from the base line. And as vim user I find myself
> using vim key sequences in all tools. I cannot even count how many
> processes I accidentally killed because I tried to scroll using 'k' in
> htop where it does 'kill'.

A ringing endorsement.

Rob--
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