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Article #3574Re: hand injuries
From: Martin J Bligh
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 10:34
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 10:34
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In article <1993Jan26.002855.29015@smos.com> david@smos.com (David Tornheim) writes: >I have used EMACS for about 8 years now and have sworn by it, since >I can use it on almost every machine. Unfortunately, I've noticed that >my hands hurt quite a bit at the end of the day, _especially_ when >I edit files with EMACS. 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). Because of this, I'm seriously considering >switching over to the evil VI editor to save my hands from permanent >damage (no kidding!). Is anyone else in the same boat? Does anyone >have other suggestions? Why not just configure emacs to use your cursor keys? This should save most of the wear & tear. Fletch
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!spool.mu.edu!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!warwick!uknet!comlab.ox.ac.uk!wa95003 From: wa95003@black.ox.ac.uk (Martin J Bligh) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: hand injuries Message-ID: <1993Jan27.103459.29619@black.ox.ac.uk> Date: 27 Jan 93 10:34:59 GMT References: <1993Jan26.002855.29015@smos.com> Organization: Oxford University, UK Lines: 16 Originator: wa95003@black