When using X11/Motif, if you want Emacs-style keys
Ctrl-n, Ctrl-p
in LispWorks list panels, such as the Editor's buffers view, add the following to the X11 resources (see X11 resources):
!
! Enable Ctrl-n, Ctrl-p in list panels
Lispworks*XmList.translations: #override\n\
Ctrl<Key>p : ListPrevItem()\n\
Ctrl<Key>n : ListNextItem()
!