From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jay Belanger Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to type when using Emacs? Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:49:18 -0500 Message-ID: <8763q9d78x.fsf@gmail.com> Reply-To: jay.p.belanger@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1218329436 27746 80.91.229.12 (10 Aug 2008 00:50:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:50:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: jay.p.belanger@gmail.com To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 10 02:51:27 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KRz9b-0004eo-4G for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:51:27 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58566 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KRz8e-0008Fw-R4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:50:28 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KRz7c-0007Q5-EX for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:49:24 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KRz7a-0007OT-Mx for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:49:24 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41177 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KRz7a-0007OG-5x for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:49:22 -0400 Original-Received: from s2.cableone.net ([24.116.0.228]:39205) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KRz7a-0002BT-3P for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:49:22 -0400 Original-Received: from belanger (unverified [69.92.109.217]) by s2.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service s2) with ESMTP id 4034497-1872270 for multiple; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:49:20 -0700 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-Vpipe: Scanner said ok (av_avast) X-NotAscii: charset=us-ascii X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 2, First 44, in=9, out=0, spam=0 ip=69.92.109.217 X-Originating-IP: 69.92.109.217 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:56392 Archived-At: "Joel J. Adamson " writes: ... > As long as that method only involves pressing one key with each hand at > a time, then it is touch-typing. Where did that definition come from? I've looked up several definitions of touch typing, and none that I've seen insist that one finger from each hand be used at a time; what's more, I can hunt and peck while pressing one key with each hand at a time.