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From my memory: ^Y delete line / ^KB & ^KK block begin & end / ^KC & ^KY block copy & delete / "c^PH," for the "ç" character / etc.

I started using these keys on WordStar 3.3 and TurboPascal 3. I probably haven't used these keys for decades, but it's funny how they're engraved in my brain.

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I have been stubbornly avoiding 'vi' and have been using 'joe' as my main *nix editor for the past 30 years. Because I cut my computing teeth on Wordstar and Turbo Pascal, and those key sequences are hardwired in my brain.

You can always use jmacs from joe, as you already know the emacs key bindings for either GTK or from the shell shortcuts such as Ctrl-a or Ctrl-e.

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