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Re: Learning emacs
From: |
A. L. Meyers |
Subject: |
Re: Learning emacs |
Date: |
Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:46:52 +0100 |
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* Paul O'Donnell <odonnellp@rogers.com>:
> matt wrote:
> > Paul O'Donnell wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I don't know which fingers to use to press these keys. It seems
> >> obvious to me that the baby finger of the opposite hand should be used
> >> for the Control key, but what about the Alt key? The thumb of the
> >> opposite hand maybe? I don't want to download typing tutorial
> >> software. I really don't have time for that. I just want to know which
> >> fingers to use.
> >
> >
> > I'm fairly new to emacs myself, at least for everyday use. I have found
> > that using my left "baby" finger for Ctrl works best. For Alt, I use
> > either thumb, depending upon where on the keyboard the second keystroke
> > is located. Since the Alt keys are located on either side of the space
> > bar, it comes pretty naturally.
> >
> > -- Matt
> >
>
> I found an interesting link about reconfiguring the keyboard layout.
>
> http://rgrjr.dyndns.org/emacs/keyboard.html
>
> It is an interesting idea, but I am not sure what he means by a "Super-"
> shift key. Does it mean Shift+Control or maybe Shift+Alt?
The "Happy Hacker" keyboard puts the Control key just left of the "A"
key, making it extremely easy to use in a *nix environment. The Escape
key is in the same row as the number keys, just left of the "1" key.
Lucien
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