Remapping your keyboard can also give you additional options, for example a quite popular one is to remap Caps Lock to Ctrl.
Additionally you can consider computer foot pedals <http://www.gamingmouse.com/ergonomics/usb-foot-pedals/omnipedal-quad/> which can activate modifier keys. There are a lot of different brands out there but this one seemed to be high quality. I had grand plans to buy computer foot pedals but I began to utilize a complex keyboard remapping which has done most of what I've wanted. There are lots of options! On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 10:19:39 AM UTC-4, Edward K. Ream wrote: > > Recent pains in my left thumb have gotten me to re-evaluate how I type. My > practice is improving. Rest and icing are also helping. The following cause > me pain: > > 1. Holding down the alt or ctrl key with left thumb. I have often done > this when my right hand is hitting arrow keys. > > 2. Hitting *both* ctrl *and *C/V/X (cut/copy/paste) keys with left hand. > This is an ancient habit, hard to break. The *thumb* hits ctrl key, bent > under. This is a recipe for disaster. > > Imo, one must *never* hit a modifier key and a plain key with the same > hand. Hitting the alt & control keys simultaneously is ok, as long as the > thumb hits neither key. In fact, I prefer never to use either thumb on a > modifier key. > > There is now enough discomfort that the old habits are becoming obvious. > Rather than trying to "break" the old habits, which is likely impossible, > the plan is to form *new* habits: > > 1. *Stop*. Become fully aware of the pain. > 2. *Notice*. Evaluate what caused the pain. > 3. *Retrain*. Do the action several times the correct way, perhaps > experimenting with new finger combinations. > > Another part of the strategy is to avoid substituting the mouse for > keystrokes. If anything, over-using the mouse is even more dangerous than > bad keyboard practice. > > I tend to fall into bad keyboard and mouse habits when impatient. The > recent pains are a gift, in some sense, urging me to relax, slow down, and > do the right things. > > Edward > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
