toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) (08/20/90)
In article <32974@cup.portal.com> ekalenda@cup.portal.com (Edward John Kalenda) writes: >EMACS is left hand intensive because the control key is on the left side >and it's easier to type control characters with one hand than two. [...] >If there had been a control key on >the right side, there would be left and right control key commands in EMACS >with the middle group of keys unused since they would be the only ones >difficult to reach. Actually, there are more control keys available with the left hand anyway. *All* control keys are used by EMACS, no mater how difficult. Left: qwertasdfgzxcvb^@ = 17 (or 16 on systems that use ^S for flow control) Right: yuop[]_hjkln\ = 13 control I is tab and control M is carriage return, and thus are not suitable for commands (well, technically in EMACS they are commands). >Remember, EMACS was designed to run on keyboards with NO extra keys other >than cursor arrows. Actually no extra keys, period. The cursor keys are not needed. >Keyboards with function keys were quite modern and >innovative at the time. Hence the use of control keys for common commands. Personally, I hate function keys because they force you to remove your hands from the keyboard. Tom Almy toma@tekgvs.labs.tek.com Standard Disclaimers Apply
zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh) (08/23/90)
Mail to whomever was having the mouse survey bounced so I use my right to write, throw, bat, play tennis, etc. and my right to mouse. I think being ambidextrous would be VERY helpful but my left is very weak. -- Sameer Parekh | Disclaimer: I do not work for anyone. Libertyville IL 60048 | ()_____________ () (708)-362-9659 | / \ zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM | ~~~~/~~~~~~~\~~~~
utoddl@uncecs.edu (Todd M. Lewis) (08/25/90)
In article <7982@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM> toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) writes: > >Personally, I hate function keys because they force you to remove your hands >from the keyboard. Personally, I hate keyboards because they force me to remove oneh hand from the mouse. To each her own... Todd