* rameo <[email protected]> [2011-12-16 14:35]: > I just want to know why Vim developers (and other > software) have chosen the "h j k l" keys for left, > down, up and right and not the "j k l ;" keys?
"because". this happened long before vim - when it has been "vi". so.. around 1976. Oh, Joy! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi i suppose that "using letters for commands" was the idea here. both the comma and the semicolon nicely pair the find commands. > I noted that other software as well use the "j" and "k" > keys to go down and go up. What is the reason for it? the authors of those programs might have been exposed to vi then. *grin* > I switched the keys "h j k l" to my "j k l ;" keys that's the way with good programs - adjust them to *your* needs. and good programs have key binding for just that reason. > but I noted that other software use the "j and "k" keys > to move up and down so I switched back to default. "you will be assimilated. resistance is futile." hehe Sven -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
