From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juan Herrera Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Help configuring a keyboard for Emacs Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:48:58 +0100 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="18788"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 13 22:16:43 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kznVT-0004mi-4I for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:16:43 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39852 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kznVS-0003P2-6q for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:16:42 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57112) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kzn4u-0004KK-C0 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:49:16 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-qv1-xf2e.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::f2e]:45652) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kzn4q-0007A7-3V for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:49:15 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-qv1-xf2e.google.com with SMTP id h1so1418102qvy.12 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:49:11 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=FqwySRfGVfQPwVfqgQixUMiPohCNLGb4766+tXRBHV0=; b=sUX1FGuROXVgxgGGcm6oHWz664nSnPQaZyuieawh3rukKVw7a77S6fQeOdUDEwLYyB 4hi+aKKEnu6efGlebHl7nZ1F5JOgW5RRzE7UR93Z15UwUvdTRtg/0LDiJo9W3j9HbJ4X x7FsPfmxYRZLammWbJcLdIpGhIwkUlOXwVJfebmo0Qi1U/2iLnVPZq0Sna2bxfY98vCs GZmo9Vxwb1Si3lk3Grk/f2d9rVcHs+DEn2mGpTLO/LHWe1Fdk9BpF4zHfogDjRA+YYHu J9FuBleZxgWsW0GF8Mla28wSgc1TPliHsCAAF0iNrErz3EHBLHALSF+qvIwXTuse1Znz 45eg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=FqwySRfGVfQPwVfqgQixUMiPohCNLGb4766+tXRBHV0=; b=K3bX8IElwAzA06HOkwqMGccgsfmxsZfVrRKo4ibtukx7p3en24iH6ZQqlEbH9spM7T o4SDDH3R8kZpdKGoZLA3tG5iYrWKDDor2TS9lWLTFLeRZoHl6BC8CZkJ9gkD16gf832z PrEU4o108tr78v0wak/191u8tOJk3PncgE/7woFf1dCwiV2UmO8EZj4gE6Wf3SO7D5/f uBGjFwwjSA2Z5vPkNx1GH9a7UixbpV9Puxd9IO5J6HCTjQHOCAxqjaiNbMB3vjcrDtKN UxN+Gy1lskuYaSpstfbmnRcECUyva10Ft9q9DKJJV4frS/Y4Tg6siRl9F5g8eS/GdmHp r3Uw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531alaRGv9naxWpi6RbyRGoVOcKhSvScqfs5jnTeOGX2fuVLrn9X U4dSWDKI6R+y5xDVuVsowKpH1Tf4KCvffmL7bmQU9JS7 X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJy8zZg//1cT2yOgHSPb7jgLBhoFCewE0sEWPOzCsFE1Ek5S9mbkfj91V/CO/UgEMJ9H1KUpmXzk/NXOPUMFpWA= X-Received: by 2002:ad4:4083:: with SMTP id l3mr4124746qvp.17.1610570950455; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:49:10 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::f2e; envelope-from=juan.herrero.diaz@gmail.com; helo=mail-qv1-xf2e.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:16:20 -0500 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:127226 Archived-At: Hello, I'm new to Emacs and I have trouble using its keybindings. I have a regular keyboard and the Control key is far away from the rest of the keys so it's difficult to press the keyboard shortcuts easily. How do you configure and press keys on your keyboard? Could you explain which fingers (also left or right hand) you use to press things like C-f, C-M-a, etc.? Do you use a standard keyboard or something special? Thanks.