From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Johnson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Control-C conundrum Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 07:24:20 -0800 Organization: AkWebsoft Message-ID: <20150604152420.GC1917@mail.akwebsoft.com> References: <20150604001736.GA1917@mail.akwebsoft.com> <20150603222121607920564@bob.proulx.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1433431504 1866 80.91.229.3 (4 Jun 2015 15:25:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 15:25:04 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 04 17:24:55 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0X0g-0006bv-G9 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:24:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:42907 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0X0f-0002qp-QA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:24:45 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40756) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0X0O-0002ny-OE for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:24:29 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0X0K-00086f-Oi for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:24:28 -0400 Original-Received: from tjohnson.mtaonline.net ([64.4.232.191]:49787) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0X0K-00086P-GB for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:24:24 -0400 Original-Received: by tj49.com (Postfix, from userid 501) id 8E0896313A17; Thu, 4 Jun 2015 07:24:20 -0800 (AKDT) Mail-Followup-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20150603222121607920564@bob.proulx.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Mac OS X 10.x X-Received-From: 64.4.232.191 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:104750 Archived-At: * Bob Proulx [150603 21:16]: > Tim Johnson wrote: > > I've done extensive keybinding based on the recommendations here: > > https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Key-Binding-Conventions.html > > Perhaps you could say a few words about your keyboard and typing > environment? Are you using an ergo keyboard? I use a Happy Hacking Lite2 Keyboard (non-mac), for the most part, attached to a Mac Mini with OS X. I have a numeric keypad on the left which I've also set up for emacs and a logitech trackball on the right. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Hacking_Keyboard Second image on right for similar model. Alternatively I use any of several netbooks. Those are running lubuntu with fluxbox and have the control and capslock switched via xmodmap. Generally I'm ssh'd onto the Mac from a netbook. I seldom use the 'alt' key, prefering Ctl-[ or ESC. ESC is on the left on all machines that I have to use. > > I'd welcome any comments or suggestions, :) including thumb surgery. > > We always joke about foot pedals. However those do exist! I am > somewhat joking now suggesting them but if I were dealing with the > problem it might be something to consider. Looking into foot pedals.... Fortunately for me, I am semi-retired and what emacs work I do is at home and almost never for more than two hours. -- Tim http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com