Re: Learning emacs

[Paul O'Donnell <odonnellp@rogers.com>]

matt wrote:
> Paul O'Donnell wrote:
> 
>>
>> I don't know which fingers to use to press these keys. It seems 
>> obvious to me that the baby finger of the opposite hand should be used 
>> for the Control key, but what about the Alt key? The thumb of the 
>> opposite hand maybe? I don't want to download typing tutorial 
>> software. I really don't have time for that. I just want to know which 
>> fingers to use.
> 
> 
> I'm fairly new to emacs myself, at least for everyday use. I have found 
> that using my left "baby" finger for Ctrl works best. For Alt, I use 
> either thumb, depending upon where on the keyboard the second keystroke 
> is located. Since the Alt keys are located on either side of the space 
> bar, it comes pretty naturally.
> 
> -- Matt
> 

I found an interesting link about reconfiguring the keyboard layout.

http://rgrjr.dyndns.org/emacs/keyboard.html

It is an interesting idea, but I am not sure what he means by a "Super-" 
shift key. Does it mean Shift+Control or maybe Shift+Alt?

Paul