This is how poor a user of Emacs I am: I still habitually use C-@ (set-mark-command)
to set the mark. I mean, on what planet is that easier or more ergonomic than C-SPC (set-mark-command)
?
I actually started retraining myself to use C-SPC
a while ago, and it’s mostly taken—but I still occasionally catch myself going for that awkward pinky-thumb-middle-finger chord that fires C-@
.
More interesting for me to learn how to use effectively is C-x C-x (exchange-point-and-mark)
. I know I spend a lot of unnecessary time scrolling around the screen rather than targetting where I want to go. Internalizing C-x C-x
is, I think, the first step in moving a little faster.
But there are other tools, as well.