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: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:28:07 -0800 Organization: AkWebsoft Message-ID: <20150611012807.GL80468@mail.akwebsoft.com> References: <87r3pn2quf.fsf@robertthorpeconsulting.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1433986123 8189 80.91.229.3 (11 Jun 2015 01:28:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:28:43 +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 11 03:28:30 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 1Z2rID-0003ci-Gg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 03:28:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:42960 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z2rIC-0004ib-Ao for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:28:28 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55549) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z2rI2-0004iS-1k for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:28:19 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z2rHy-0008Qr-37 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:28:18 -0400 Original-Received: from tjohnson.mtaonline.net ([64.4.232.191]:50361) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z2rHx-0008P7-Qf for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 21:28:14 -0400 Original-Received: by tj49.com (Postfix, from userid 501) id CBB6B63B5875; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:28:07 -0800 (AKDT) Mail-Followup-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87r3pn2quf.fsf@robertthorpeconsulting.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:104884 Archived-At: * Robert Thorpe [150607 12:43]: > Rusi writes: > > > OT for emacs but hopefully not for your situation > > https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~arora/RSI.html > > Also, this is what RMS wrote about his RSI once: > > "My problem was not carpal tunnel syndrome: I avoid that by keeping my > wrists pretty straight as I type. There are several kinds of hand pain > that can be caused by repetitive stress; don't assume you have the one > you heard of." > > I've read that in other places, it's worth finding out exactly what you > have. OK. I will out myself. I have a history of doing other things than computer programming. I have worked as a park ranger and surveyor. I used to be able to drop medium - size trees with a machete. (Chainsaws are much heavier than machetes and it is matter of priorities if you are carrying lots of other gear and don't expect to have to drop a lot of trees). I could chop for long periods of time, switch hands and my usage of the machete put a lot of the impact at the base of my thumbs. So, as a senior, I now have arthritis at the base of my thumbs. Don't do as I did. cheers -- Tim http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com