Re: German tutorial fix

[Alex Schroeder]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

> + but you can edit more efficiently if

> ! but it's more efficient to keep your hands in the standard position

I don't like this at all.  It seems to be an unsubstantiated claim.
People like Jef Raskin ("The Humane Interface") will argue for
"dedicated keys" such as the arrow keys.  People from the RSI crowd
will argue for hands moving out of the standard position in order to
prevent injuries.  Some will claim this is wrong.  The point is,
nobody knows for sure.

It is much better to use other arguments.  For example:

+ You can also use the PageUp and PageDn keys to do scrolling, if your
+ terminal has them, but you can use C-v and M-v when you are using
  Emacs over a dumb terminal.

...

! There are several ways you can do this.  You can use the arrow keys,
! but sometimes your terminal does not allow this.   In these situations,
  use the commands C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n.  These characters
! are equivalent to the four arrow keys, like this:

...

Alex.
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