From: david@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs keyboard
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:00:31 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bod29x0w.fsf@adboyd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 86ehhz7yvj.fsf@w2139spb.ru.yotateam.com
Filipp Gunbin <fgunbin@fastmail.fm> writes:
> On 05/01/2013 04:33, David Combs wrote:
>
>> I find that standard keyboards, with the control-key down at the
>> bottom, a real pain to use with emacs, vi, and any other program
>> that uses control-chars as commands.
>>
>> Sun (er, oracle) makes that type of keyboard, but
>> also makes one with the control key immediately left
>> of the "A" key, where it was on the original
>> teletype-like machine (name escapes me now, but it
>> ended in "33").
>>
>> That placement sure makes it easier to use programs
>> like emacs and vi.
>>
>> David
>
> But, with control in the home row you lose symmetry. I find it most
> convenient to press all modifiers with one hand and the actual key with
> another. That would not be possible with one control in all cases. And
> with chords consisting only of Control, Alt and Shift, it's much less
> pain to have Control at the bottom... Control in the home row is best
> for simple keys like `C-f', but what to do with `C-M-t', for example?
Interesting, I've never thought much about that.
I've always been a left-hand Ctl or Meta person, but I like your idea,
if I can train my fingers.
Right now, for C-M-t, I press C and M with my left pinky and thumb, and
reach across for the t with my right hand. Otherwise, I do a three key
chord with my left hand.
Using the right hand for C and M would make things easier.
Thanks for the (to most people, obvious, but not me) idea!
Dave
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Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-12-13 3:07 Emacs keyboard B. T. Raven
2012-12-13 8:27 ` William Gardella
2012-12-13 16:47 ` J G Miller
2012-12-13 18:08 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.15263.1355422115.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-12-14 6:38 ` B. T. Raven
2013-01-05 0:33 ` David Combs
2013-01-05 1:02 ` Loic J. Duros
2013-01-05 9:05 ` James Freer
2013-01-06 14:43 ` ken
2013-01-06 21:28 ` James Freer
[not found] ` <mailman.16820.1357507710.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-01-06 22:02 ` Dan Espen
2013-01-06 22:25 ` James Freer
2013-01-06 3:51 ` Filipp Gunbin
2013-01-06 15:00 ` J. David Boyd [this message]
2013-01-24 22:53 ` James Freer
[not found] ` <mailman.16729.1357356945.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-01-24 21:51 ` David Combs
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