From: "Óscar Fuentes" <ofv@wanadoo.es>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Help configuring a keyboard for Emacs
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:45:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r1moihhe.fsf@telefonica.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CABT_Fau2D+daykWzoYCPG=8CV5QsmMMbA4sPwd4AmqdYjqnjmw@mail.gmail.com
Juan Herrera <juan.herrero.diaz@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello, I'm new to Emacs and I have trouble using its keybindings. I
> have a regular keyboard and the Control key is far away from the rest
> of the keys so it's difficult to press the keyboard shortcuts easily.
>
> How do you configure and press keys on your keyboard? Could you
> explain which fingers (also left or right hand) you use to press
> things like C-f, C-M-a, etc.? Do you use a standard keyboard or
> something special?
I use a Kinesis Advantage keyboard with quite a few of key remappings,
but most people use normal keyboards. Among those one common improvement
is to switch Control and Caps Lock.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-01-13 22:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-01-13 20:48 Help configuring a keyboard for Emacs Juan Herrera
2021-01-13 22:45 ` Óscar Fuentes [this message]
2021-01-13 23:52 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-14 2:06 ` Leo Butler
2021-01-14 11:08 ` Eric S Fraga
2021-01-14 8:39 ` Robert Thorpe
2021-01-14 22:40 ` Francis Belliveau
2021-01-14 23:51 ` Leo Butler
2021-01-15 7:53 ` Robert Thorpe
2021-01-15 19:51 ` Ken Goldman
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