RSI

From: Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com>
To: PT <spamfilteraccount@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: RSI
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:11:34 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20524da70909011111p2d990274l89722cae104b9722@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Orgers,

Repetitive strain injury is real and important.

One thing that you can do is to ensure that you have a keyboard that
has modifier keys on both sides.  You should pound a new habit into
your cerebellum: use two hands.

For example, c-c c-o should look like this:

  r hand presses ctrl
  l hand presses c
  let go
  l hand presses ctrl
  r hand presses o
  let go

This is obviously inefficient, but it is the correct thing.

Ideally, the most important c-c and c-x operations would be on the
lhs.  That way, you can hold down ctrl and press the two keys.

Many (maybe even most) will find this idea strange.  But I urge all of
you to try it for a few months.

On 2009-09-01, PT <spamfilteraccount@gmail.com> wrote:
> Matt Lundin <mdl <at> imapmail.org> writes:
>>
>> An aside: Swapping caps-lock and control makes C-c a very convenient
>> key combination.
>>
>
> If things come that one can also configure e.g. the right control
> key as a special prefix key which makes such combinations even
> more convenient, because unlike "C-c a" you can press "Rctrl a"
> with two hands.
>
> In case of right handed people the right control key is usually
> unused, so it's practical to use it for something else than it's
> original purpose.
>
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