From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniel Martins Subject: Re: RSI Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:16:42 -0300 Message-ID: <6ac505ad0909071016s3ac74c00l74a028568326d495@mail.gmail.com> References: <20524da70909011111p2d990274l89722cae104b9722@mail.gmail.com> <28c656e20909070625q40b3d886j67c7ab2e20a3aeba@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0845799500==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mkhpd-0004K8-G9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:16:45 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mkhpc-0004Ic-BO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:16:44 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41851 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mkhpc-0004IN-0S for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:16:44 -0400 Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.92.149]:29454) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Mkhpb-0007Bp-Jk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:16:43 -0400 Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 5so872948qwf.24 for ; Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:16:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <28c656e20909070625q40b3d886j67c7ab2e20a3aeba@mail.gmail.com> 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: B Smith-Mannschott Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============0845799500== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000feaeb028c7cac890473000375 --000feaeb028c7cac890473000375 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ben, Please publish your .emacs configuration! Daniel 2009/9/7 B Smith-Mannschott > A few tips from an emacs hand who has had issues with repetitive > strain in the past: > > The first thing I did after starting my first "real job" (years ago, > when my RSI was pretty bad and my employer-supplied keyboard was in > violation of the geneva conventions): > > 1. I got a kinesis contoured keyboard (like the "Kinesis Advantage" > I'm typing on now.) It places C- and M- (Alt key) under your thumbs. > (You could even assign them to foot pedals, though I never managed due > to lack of rhythm -- guess I should have taken drumming classes at > school.) The layout is completely programmable without additional > software. In short: it's the ultimate emacs keybaord. > > 2. More recently, I had a flare up (Apple's wireless mouse is the work > of the devil, for my hands at least.) It was then that I discovered > "Sticky Keys". > > Sticky keys takes some getting used to. It makes every modifier key > work a little like caps lock. Sounds horrible, doesn't it? Well, it's > not really. Basically, if you press control once, it "locks" control > down for the next keystroke only, after which point the keyboard > returns to normal. Press control twice, and it locks down until you > release it with a third press. > > C-x C-f > > Used to be: press and hold control. Press and release x. press and > release f. Release control. > Now it's Press and release control twice. Press and release x. press > and release f. Press and release control. > > This turns out to be easier on my hands because I don't find myself > contorting my hands across the keyboard while I try to hold down more > than one key at a time. I have sticky keys turned on on all my > computers, except for the one at work where I have the kinesis > keyboard. > > 3. I've rebound caps lock to control on all my keyboards (apart from > the kinesis, where I have caps lock bound to the windows key.) > > 4. I have a "happy hacking" keyboard, which has control where caps > lock is on an AT keyboard (and no caps key). The happy hacking > keyboard has the drawback that it has no right control key. (Sticky > keys helps here too.) > > // Ben > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > --000feaeb028c7cac890473000375 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ben,

Please publish your .emacs configuration!

Daniel

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2009/9/7 B Smith-Mannschott &l= t;bsmith.occs@gmail.com>
A few tips from a= n emacs hand who has had issues with repetitive
strain in the past:

The first thing I did after starting my first "real job" (years a= go,
when my RSI was pretty bad and my employer-supplied keyboard was in
violation of the geneva conventions):

1. I got a kinesis contoured keyboard (like the "Kinesis Advantage&quo= t;
I'm typing on now.) It places C- and M- (Alt key) under your thumbs. (You could even assign them to foot pedals, though I never managed due
to lack of rhythm -- guess I should have taken drumming classes at
school.) The layout is completely programmable without additional
software. In short: it's the ultimate emacs keybaord.

2. More recently, I had a flare up (Apple's wireless mouse is the work<= br> of the devil, for my hands at least.) It was then that I discovered
"Sticky Keys".

Sticky keys takes some getting used to. It makes every modifier key
work a little like caps lock. Sounds horrible, doesn't it? Well, it'= ;s
not really. Basically, if you press control once, it "locks" cont= rol
down for the next keystroke only, after which point the keyboard
returns to normal. Press control twice, and it locks down until you
release it with a third press.

C-x C-f

Used to be: press and hold control. Press and release x. press and
release f. Release control.
Now it's Press and release control twice. Press and release x. press and release f. Press and release control.

This turns out to be easier on my hands because I don't find myself
contorting my hands across the keyboard while I try to hold down more
than one key at a time. I have sticky keys turned on on all my
computers, except for the one at work where I have the kinesis
keyboard.

=A03. I've rebound caps lock to control on all my keyboards (apart from=
the kinesis, where I have caps lock bound to the windows key.)

4. I have a "happy hacking" keyboard, which has control where cap= s
lock is on an AT keyboard (and no caps key). The happy hacking
keyboard has the drawback that it has no right control key. (Sticky
keys helps here too.)

// Ben


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