Re: hand injuries

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From: Joseph C Fineman
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 03:29

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david@smos.com (David Tornheim) writes:

>  The frequent use of the CNTL key combined
>with another key is the motion that is most painful. (e.g. I use C-b and
>C-f a lot to move around within a line, since commands like M-F and
>M-B actually take longer).

I consider the control key a pest too; all the other modifications are
prefix keys, and I don't like the exception.  So I have defined a
prefix key equivalent to control.  I don't use it for simple things
like forward-char and backward-char, tho; I have them bound to special
keys, so they are one stroke.
-- 
        Joe Fineman             jcf@world.std.com
        239 Clinton Road        (617) 731-9190
        Brookline, MA 02146

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Subject: Re: hand injuries
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