Entering hardcore-mode will disable arrow keys, backspace and return.

• Use C-f/b/p/n instead of right/left/up/down
• Use C-h instead of backspace
• Use C-m or C-j instead of return

To use C-h instead of backspace, you might need to redefine C-h:

;; Use shell-like backspace C-h, rebind help to F1
(define-key key-translation-map [?\C-h] [?\C-?])
(global-set-key (kbd "<f1>") 'help-command)

If hardcore-mode is too hardcore for you, you can add these before you require the mode:

(setq too-hardcore-backspace t)
(setq too-hardcore-return t)
(require 'hardcore-mode)
(global-hardcore-mode)

These are the settings I am using at the time. Still not hardcore enough. ^^

Copyright (C) 2011 Magnar Sveen

Author: Magnar Sveen [email protected] Keywords: marking region

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