There is no basic "cycle buffer" command in Emacs (stupid, huh?) People write their own variations on it, but I don't bother. I just type "C-x C-f" and type the filename to jump to -- if the file is already open in some buffer, Emacs just switches to that buffer.Originally Posted by hamsteroid
Played around with emacs and using the mark tool is handy indeed (c-space) and alt-m (cp) or ctrl-y (paste) or ctrl-w (kill region) is almost all I need. Almost at home.I did some reading up on the buffers. Is there any quicker way to "tab" through the buffers rather than going though the menu or the list?
Also, try "C-x C-b", this splits the window and opens a buffer listing all your buffers (hah!). Now type "C-x o", this moves the focus to the buffer-buffer. Now cursor down to the buffer you want to switch to, and hit Enter. The buffer-buffer now becomes the buffer you selected. Now type "C-x 1" to remove the split-screen.
In order to make this more user-friendly, you need to find some other genius's elisp code or write some yourself. I never really wanted to learn elisp. I compensate by typing extremely fast :-)
