Am 19.11.2014 um 10:07 schrieb Chow Loong Jin: > > I'm happily touch-typing on a QWERTY keyboard (Thinkpad X230 user here) at > 120WPM. I don't really have much of a problem hitting backspace or > return/enter. > I'm also an Emacs user, and the only thing that really bothered me was the > location of the Ctrl key, which my CapsLock key has become. For backspace and > return, I usually flick my wrist clockwise and back. Pinky goes on the Enter > key, and fourth finger goes on the Backspace key. It doesn't seem to affect my > wrist too much when I do that. > > I get RSI pains occasionally, but they stopped being much of a problem after I > found this useful video[1] on stretching your muscles when they ache. I > believe > that in my case at least, the RSI pains are just muscle fatigue in the same > way > your calves burn after a strenuous run. > >> What could the current situation be improved? > > Nothing that wouldn't break the collective muscle memories of Ubuntu users > unfortunately. Remapping the backspace and enter keys aren't really an option > if > you want to keep things usable for end-users. >
Usability is on my mind. That's why don't want to use alternative keyboard layouts like neo or colemak. I want an extension, not a replacement. Creating a new layer with the CapsLock key could be an solution. I hope I have time to create a table of my requirements before 2015. I will post a link here. Emacs was my favorite editor until I switched to pyCharm. Emacs works good for touch typers. Copy+Paste with ctrl-k ctrl-y feels like flying. I started to configure pyCharm .... but then I realised: Why modify this single program for ergonomic touch typing? I want ergonomic touch typing everywhere! Thomas -- http://www.thomas-guettler.de/ -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list ubuntu-desktop@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop