From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: jorge.a.alfaro@gmail.com (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo) Subject: Re: Alternative to arrow keys (more ergonomic)? Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:41:47 -0400 Message-ID: <87y4x2kx5g.fsf@gmail.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52456) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wv6Ca-00089l-OZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:42:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wv6CT-0000Wi-A7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:42:04 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:49923) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wv6CT-0000WW-0I for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:41:57 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Wv6CQ-0002uA-Lj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:41:54 +0200 Received: from nat-130-132-173-153.central.yale.edu ([130.132.173.153]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:41:54 +0200 Received: from jorge.a.alfaro by nat-130-132-173-153.central.yale.edu with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:41:54 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Martin, "Martin Beck" writes: > I'm using Shift+RightArrow and Shift+LeftArrow quite often to change > the scheduled or deadline dates of a task in my agenda view. As I have > a normal large keyboard (where the arrow keys are between the > alphanumeric block and the numeric keypad like here: > http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/_base_v1//products/wireless-desktop-3000/mk_ > wd3000_otherviews01.jpg ). So the arrow key is difficult to reach and > forces me to leave the QUERTZ keys with the right hand. Can I define > an additional key or key combination which does the same thing like > RightArrow and is easier to reach? Which one would be available in the > agenda view? I have the (totally useless) CapsLock key of my keyboard remapped to Hyper, which allows me to use an extra modifier for emacs commands. For your case after you have a Hyper key you could "make" your own arrow keys without your right fingers moving away from J K L ; where they belong: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (global-set-key (kbd "H-i") 'previous-line) (global-set-key (kbd "H-k") 'next-line) (global-set-key (kbd "H-j") 'left-char) (global-set-key (kbd "H-l") 'right-char) #+END_SRC and for org: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "H-S-i") 'org-shiftup) (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "H-S-k") 'org-shiftdown) (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "H-S-j") 'org-shiftleft) (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "H-S-l") 'org-shiftright) #+END_SRC In Linux I use xmodmap for the remapping of the CapsLock key. While you are at it you can also remap the Alt key to Cntrl and the Super to Meta, to that you press C- commands with your left thumb and not with your left pinky, avoiding the common emacs pinky problem. Best, Jorge. PS: http://i.stack.imgur.com/2kbJv.jpg http://www.splitreason.com/Product_Images/4e3477bef139.jpg PPS: to be fair some very fast typists use CapsLock (http://seanwrona.com/typing.php)