Re^3: Perl IDE's for Mac

It's not just Unix -- there's the whole UI layer to integrate with. If you want to use Emacs, I strongly recommend the Carbon Emacs port. Without it, fonts look terrible compared to the rest of the Mac apps. Carbon Emacs doesn't need an X11 server either. And of course you can set the keys yourself, but having a simple option to use the common Mac keys is really handy.

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Re^4: Perl IDE's for Mac by educated_foo (Vicar) on Mar 22, 2009 at 23:59 UTC
Sorry, I was probably too vague. I use the Cocoa Emacs (used to use the Carbon port), and find the X11 version unbearable. That said, I think trying to shove Mac keybindings into Emacs is a bad idea.	[reply]
Re^5: Perl IDE's for Mac by Fletch (Bishop) on Mar 23, 2009 at 00:39 UTC
Most of the default Mac text widget keybindings are Emacs keybindings. `C-f/C-b`, `C-n/C-p`, yadda yadda yadda will pretty much do what J Random Emacsuser expects in most Cocoa text widgets. Update: Of course it just dawned on me you might be referring to `cmd-O` or `cmd-S` and what not, in which case yeah I agree with your sentiment. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
Re^6: Perl IDE's for Mac by educated_foo (Vicar) on Mar 23, 2009 at 03:03 UTC
Yes, I was thinking about Apple-O, Apple-S, and friends. I have a bunch of keys bound Emacs-style in text widgets, but find Mac OS bindings in Emacs, as in Aquamacs, truly diseased.	[reply]
Re^5: Perl IDE's for Mac by perrin (Chancellor) on Mar 23, 2009 at 01:49 UTC
I had a lot of trouble getting the Cocoa one to work for me, but maybe it has improved since then. I do like having the same cut/paste/undo/save keys that I have elsewhere. It's just less mental work when jumping between apps.	[reply]