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Re: How to type when using Emacs?
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Xah |
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Re: How to type when using Emacs? |
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Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:24:13 -0700 (PDT) |
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About touch-typing habits when using emacs shortcuts keys ...
I've done some research in the past few years and wrote few articles
on this ... Please see:
• How To Avoid The Emacs Pinky Problem
http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_pinky.html
• Why Emacs's Keyboard Shortcuts Are Painful
http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_kb_shortcuts_pain.html
• A Ergonomic Keyboard Shortcut Layout
http://xahlee.org/emacs/ergonomic_emacs_keybinding.html
Personally, i've been using my ergo shortcut map for a year now.
Here's my “.emacs” for keybinding:
http://xahlee.org/emacs/ergonomic_keybinding_unbind.el
http://xahlee.org/emacs/ergonomic_keybinding_dvorak.el
http://xahlee.org/emacs/xah_emacs_kbd_shortcuts.el
Xah
∑ http://xahlee.org/
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On Jul 9, 8:22 am, SomeDeveloper <somedevelo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Just getting started with Emacs. Would like to get advice on how to
> train finger movement when learning/using Emacs.
>
> Should I try to continue to follow standard, English typing rules...
> where you park your fingers on the home-row, and then press a key only
> with the finger reserved for it? Or, should I feel free to jump
> arbitrarily or do whatever is necessary/convenient to become effective
> longer-term?
>
> Saw an article or two on the Net
> (http://steve.yegge.googlepages.com/effective-emacs
> ) where the authors are recommending swapping CAPS and CTRL keys. Not
> sure if this by itself would be enough, or if I would need to also
> break standard typing rules?
>
> For example: If I had to type
> C-x t C-u 8 0
>
> using the standard typing rules, I would use
> <finger> ( <for-key> )
>
> Right pinky (C)
> Left ring finger (x)
> Left pinky (C)
> Right index finger (u)
> Right middle finger (8)
> Right pinky (0)
>
> How would you type the above? Similarly, an example recommendation of
> a complicated, Meta key combination would also help.
>
> Hoping to hear from Emacs experts and veterans. Thanks...
>
> Regards,
> /SD
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