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How to customize key bindings, say emacs-like.

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fguzman07
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I have been able to install keyconfig, but I can't find the code for simple things like: forward-char backward-char move-beggining-of-line move_end-of-line and other emacs-like commands. The page http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyconfig_extension:_Thunderbird has a long list of command I can shortcut, but none of the simple ones I need to navigate the composition window, in emacs-like style.

I have been able to install keyconfig, but I can't find the code for simple things like: forward-char backward-char move-beggining-of-line move_end-of-line and other emacs-like commands. The page http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keyconfig_extension:_Thunderbird has a long list of command I can shortcut, but none of the simple ones I need to navigate the composition window, in emacs-like style.

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sfhowes
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Can you not use the left and right arrow keys, and Home and End keys?

Perhaps it's worth asking here.

fguzman07
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Yes, left and right arrows do the job, as well as Home and End keys. However, being a regular emacs user, it takes me less time and comes more natural to find C-f, C-b, C-a and C-e on the keyboard.

I actually have TB on two machines, home and work. In one of them the emacs-like key bindings work, but not on the other machine, even though they are running the same version of Mac OS and TB.