From: Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>
To: Vladimir Sedach <vas@oneofus.la>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Modifier Keys and the Archaic Meta Key
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 22:32:13 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <trinity-4ca4287d-2b5d-43b1-8d3d-f4e60bb33829-1603661533963@3c-app-mailcom-bs14> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877dre3uq7.fsf@t510.orion.oneofus.la>
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> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 9:40 PM
> From: "Vladimir Sedach" <vas@oneofus.la>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Modifier Keys and the Archaic Meta Key
>
>
> Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> writes:
> > Today, Lisp Machines and their keyboards are only historical
> > keyboards whose use has become academic.
>
> On the contrary - ever since Microsoft introduced extra modifier keys
> with the Microsoft Natural Keyboard 104 key layout in 1994 (the only
> decent thing I can think to have come from Microsoft), the Lisp
> Machine style key bindings and mnemonics became relevant for PCs. The
> Lisp Machine style keyboard layout simply provides a better ergonomic
> experience, not just for Emacs, but for all programs that make use of
> the Control key. It is straightforward to configure the layout for
> any PC keyboard. Give it a try:
C* I fully agree with you. Some of use change they key-mapping to the
original position of Lisp Machine Keyboards - i.e. with Ctrl closest
to the Space Bar.
>
> https://oneofus.la/have-emacs-will-hack/2018-04-08-lisp-machine-keyboard-layout-in-x11.html
>
> --
> Vladimir Sedach
> Software engineering services in Los Angeles https://oneofus.la
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-25 21:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-25 10:05 Modifier Keys and the Archaic Meta Key Christopher Dimech
2020-10-25 11:35 ` Gregory Heytings via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2020-10-25 12:49 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-10-25 19:57 ` Francis Belliveau
2020-10-25 21:07 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-10-26 14:37 ` Modifier Keys and the Archaic Meta Key, term keyboard becoming archaic soon Jean Louis
2020-10-26 16:14 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-10-25 12:45 ` Modifier Keys and the Archaic Meta Key Jean Louis
2020-10-25 13:46 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-10-25 20:12 ` Francis Belliveau
2020-10-25 21:30 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-11-08 22:15 ` pillule
2020-11-14 21:51 ` pillule
2020-10-25 20:40 ` Vladimir Sedach
2020-10-25 21:32 ` Christopher Dimech [this message]
2020-10-25 21:41 ` Drew Adams
2020-10-25 21:53 ` Christopher Dimech
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