From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Pascal Bourguignon Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: One handed Emacs Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 23:26:37 +0200 Organization: [posted via Easynet Spain] Message-ID: <87hdhh1i0i.fsf@thalassa.informatimago.com> References: <1115223828.856168.133080@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <9Qeee.1628$Vu.761@trnddc07> <1115318418.115228.193200@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1115328228 4297 80.91.229.2 (5 May 2005 21:23:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 21:23:48 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 05 23:23:43 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DTnnf-0004bN-Tc for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 May 2005 23:22:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DTnvG-0001Jm-9N for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 May 2005 17:30:18 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news2.google.com!proxad.net!proxad.net!easynet-monga!easynet.net!easynet-post2!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:z5/F3B5k2O5LT2M9Nyh+EKIWd8c= Original-Lines: 38 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.93.174.79 Original-X-Trace: DXC=GblFkQU797:f:76B35^5V4EY<>`XO4V7=>Uh List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:26351 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:26351 "rgb" writes: >> called the Frog Pad >> They sell right and left handed models. >> The computer sees it as just another PC compatible keyboard >> so it should work with emacs. > ---------------------- > For normal typing I have no doubt it's fine but I take it you > don't have any firm idea how hard it is to emit the modified > keys we use so regularly like C-M-@ or C-x C-f? The easiest way would be to have a lot of "function" keys to bind them to usual commands. On a normal keyboard there's usually a total of: 12 normal function keys, + 3 SysRq, Scroll Lock, Break + 16 keypad keys. ---- 31 unused keys. Slighly more function keys would be able on a Sun keyboard. There are special keyboard for POS with 225 keys, that would be perfect to bind usual emacs commands. http://www.electronickeyboards.com/POS-retail-keyboards.html Otherwise, the cheapest solution could be to add a second keyboard, but I don't know if X allows emacs to distinguish keys of one keyboard from the other easily. -- __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ This is a signature virus. Add me to your signature and help me to live