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From: Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp>
Subject: Re: Control key vs arrow keys
Date: 06 Sep 2002 11:22:49 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <buo3csn3lhi.fsf@mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <VbPd9.9722$6i4.788990@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>

"gamaz" <gamaz@earthlink.net> writes:
> I was wondering what is the reason for the preferred use of the control key
> as against keyboard's arrow key?

For touch-typists, the control-key versions allow you to keep your hands
in the `home row' position.  This means that they're both faster and
easier to use, and interfere less with normal typing.

[personally, I use both -- the control-key versions usually, and
the arrow keys when I'm just browsing in gnus or something]

-Miles
-- 
97% of everything is grunge

  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-09-06  2:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-09-05 20:32 Control key vs arrow keys gamaz
2002-09-05 21:06 ` Lute Kamstra
2002-09-06  2:22 ` Miles Bader [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-09-06  6:17 Dmitri.Minaev

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