I am using these "lifestyle tweaks" with good success (ordered by increase in difficulty, not necessarily priority ;):
- Mapped caps lock to ctrl - Started using laptop touchpad instead of mouse. Touchpad is a bit slower, but way more ergonomic. If I had a choice, I would pick macbook touchpad over anything available for PC - Made my own dvorak-derived keyboard layout: https://github.com/vivainio/coder-dvorak On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 6:33 PM, john lunzer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
