On Sun, 2005-06-19 at 03:23, Allan Espinosa wrote: > ah yes. but i think we should take into consideration ergonomics. > most users find it easier to press alt than ctrl. why? because to > press the control button your entire hand must pivot on the home keys > just to reach it (if you type properly). with alt, you just move you > thumb side ways. there is less stress on the hands. i know that it > will hurt if you have your hands continuously pivoting because of > playing warcraft with a mouse (so now i just stick to playing > nethack). > > and that is why also i prefer vi-type keys than emacs keys. i don't > like my hand to move much from the homekeys. but how about the escape > button? well... :D
The problem about the Ctrl keys can be easily solved by remapping some keys. For instance, swap the left Ctrl key with the Caps-Lock key. Remapping the keys made Emacs a lot easier for me. You can go to http://anticapslock.com for instruction on how to remap your keyboard on X, Linux console, or the other O$. Or if you can afford it, buy the "Happy Hacking Keyboard". -- Gideon N. Guillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Take back the web! Download Firefox Today! http://getfirefox.com _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
