From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Adam Spiers Subject: Re: RSI Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:22:57 +0000 Message-ID: <20091104112257.GA18202@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> References: <20524da70909011111p2d990274l89722cae104b9722@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: Adam Spiers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N5dxB-00070E-Se for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:23:05 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N5dx6-0006yd-FQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:23:04 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42122 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N5dx6-0006yX-95 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:23:00 -0500 Received: from arctic.adamspiers.org ([212.13.194.176]:59171) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N5dx5-0006nO-TH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:23:00 -0500 Received: from localhost (dsl-217-155-199-114.zen.co.uk [217.155.199.114]) by arctic.adamspiers.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1549F2401C for ; Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:22:59 +0000 (UTC) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 01:22:13PM -0500, Keith Lancaster wrote: > Emacs can definitely lead to RSI - Richard Stallman, the creator, > developed it. > > I am quite prone to RSI, which led me to VIM due to its modal > operation (very few modifier key combos). I used VIM for quite a > while and did not have any issues, but org-mode pulled me to emacs. > I now use a kinesis keyboard and have no RSI issues. The keyboard > combined with the idea expressed below that you use different hands > when pressing control key combinations has really helped. The > Kinesis puts all the control keys (control, meta, command) on your > thumbs. Its expensive, but worth every penny to me at least. Check > them out at http://www.kinesis-ergo. I've come to this discussion a few months late, but I just wanted to add my strongest recommendation for Kinesis keyboards to Keith's and Ben's. Their contoured keyboards have quite simply saved my career from certain demise: http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm I can't say that about any other piece of electronic kit I've ever bought, no matter how fancy - when viewed in that light, it transforms the seemingly crazy investment of several hundred dollars on a couple of keyboards into a complete no-brainer.