Dear evil developers, here is another candidate for "Emacs mode by default": Buffer-menu-mode, which is active in the buffer invoked with C-x C-b (= M-x list-buffers), uses a number of single-key shortcuts, including: --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- o -- select that buffer in another window, so the buffer menu buffer remains visible in its window. V -- select current line's buffer, but in view-mode. C-o -- make another window display that buffer. m -- mark current line's buffer to be displayed. v -- select current line's buffer. Also show buffers marked with m, in other windows. … --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- %< --- Cheers, Christoph -- Christoph Lange, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Langec, Skype duke4701