Comments on: Get rid of the Emacs Pinky http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/ letting the problem solve itself Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:00:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Read http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Chris Read Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:04:13 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-86 Funny. In all my years I've never had any digit pain from using VI... I do, however, suffer greatly when forced to use a laptop keyboard to do anything for more than 5 minutes... Funny. In all my years I’ve never had any digit pain from using VI…

I do, however, suffer greatly when forced to use a laptop keyboard to do anything for more than 5 minutes…

]]> By: Shane Duan http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Shane Duan Fri, 03 Jun 2005 23:36:13 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-85 My only reply is that you have to decide if you want you pinky hurt. It IS hard on laptop but it is still possible if you train yourself to use middle and index finger. Of course, a pair of tiny hands like mine is a plus. Another thing is something that I have just realized. I am using Dvorak input (http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/) so the Z, X, C end up being /, B, I for me. Hehee.... My only reply is that you have to decide if you want you pinky hurt. It IS hard on laptop but it is still possible if you train yourself to use middle and index finger. Of course, a pair of tiny hands like mine is a plus.

Another thing is something that I have just realized. I am using Dvorak input (http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/) so the Z, X, C end up being /, B, I for me. Hehee….

]]> By: Carlos Villela http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Carlos Villela Fri, 03 Jun 2005 22:55:38 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-84 Shane, I don't know if you have big hands and fat fingers like I do, but it's simply impossible for me to press Ctrl-Z, X, C or V this way. As it happens, Z, X, C and V are the keys most often used with the Ctrl key :) Am I missing something? Shane, I don’t know if you have big hands and fat fingers like I do, but it’s simply impossible for me to press Ctrl-Z, X, C or V this way. As it happens, Z, X, C and V are the keys most often used with the Ctrl key :)

Am I missing something?

]]> By: Shane Duan http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Shane Duan Fri, 03 Jun 2005 22:26:58 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-83 Hmmm.... I am really amazed now and here is the reason. For as long as I can remember, I have been using my the upper left side of the palm to hold down the Ctrl key, which is very painless and easy to do. I have thought that many must have done the same but again and again I only hear people complaining that their pinky hurts. Try it, it is really easy to do. Just push down the palm and practice how you can have only control key pressed. Hmmm…. I am really amazed now and here is the reason.

For as long as I can remember, I have been using my the upper left side of the palm to hold down the Ctrl key, which is very painless and easy to do. I have thought that many must have done the same but again and again I only hear people complaining that their pinky hurts.

Try it, it is really easy to do. Just push down the palm and practice how you can have only control key pressed.

]]> By: Michael Mahemoff http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Michael Mahemoff Wed, 01 Jun 2005 21:32:47 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-81 Funny, I've been using the laptop lately and have acquired a sore case of "vim thumb". (Contorting the right thumb underneath the palm to hold right-shift.) So finally *proof* that vim rocks over emacs - it's at least 1.5 times more hazardous! Funny, I’ve been using the laptop lately and have acquired a sore case of “vim thumb”. (Contorting the right thumb underneath the palm to hold right-shift.)

So finally *proof* that vim rocks over emacs – it’s at least 1.5 times more hazardous!

]]> By: Carlos Villela http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Carlos Villela Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:41:13 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-79 Well, nothing in particular, or at least nothing that jumps in front of me too threateningly not to mention, especially since I haven't used SciTE much, but the general 'hacky' feel of Emacs puts me in a good mood to write code, that's all. Oh, well, I guess the CVS integration's pretty good, too. Well, nothing in particular, or at least nothing that jumps in front of me too threateningly not to mention, especially since I haven’t used SciTE much, but the general ‘hacky’ feel of Emacs puts me in a good mood to write code, that’s all. Oh, well, I guess the CVS integration’s pretty good, too.

]]> By: Douglas http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Douglas Wed, 01 Jun 2005 18:10:06 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-78 Every time I do something in python or ruby I use SciTE. Does Emacs do anything that SciTE doesn´t (regarding ruby and python)? I have already tried using emacs a couple of times but I never get used to it!

]]> By: Cedric http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Cedric Wed, 01 Jun 2005 16:15:16 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-77 I've never had this problem with Remote Desktop but it might be because the CAPS LOCK function of all my keyboards is gone. Poof. Who needs it anyway? I’ve never had this problem with Remote Desktop but it might be because the CAPS LOCK function of all my keyboards is gone. Poof. Who needs it anyway?

]]> By: Ralph Richard Cook http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Ralph Richard Cook Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:41:24 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-76 I've done the same thing, for the same reason, so I'll pass on some advice that's worthy of manually typing in all caps: WHEN YOU REMOTE DESKTOP INTO THIS MACHINE, BE SURE THE CAPS LOCK IS OFF BEFORE LOGGING OFF. If you don't, this machine will be stuck in all caps and you'll have to remote desktop again to turn it off. I’ve done the same thing, for the same reason, so I’ll pass on some advice that’s worthy of manually typing in all caps: WHEN YOU REMOTE DESKTOP INTO THIS MACHINE, BE SURE THE CAPS LOCK IS OFF BEFORE LOGGING OFF. If you don’t, this machine will be stuck in all caps and you’ll have to remote desktop again to turn it off.

]]> By: Cedric http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Cedric Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:27:17 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2005/06/01/get-rid-of-the-emacs-pinky/#comment-75 I can't believe you were still using the control key at the bottom of the keyboard. Guaranteed carpal tunnel syndrome in the next ten years and not just by using emacs. I use Caps2Ctrl myself to remap it, which you can find at sysinternals. All my machines are patched this way. I can’t believe you were still using the control key at the bottom of the keyboard. Guaranteed carpal tunnel syndrome in the next ten years and not just by using emacs.

I use Caps2Ctrl myself to remap it, which you can find at sysinternals. All my machines are patched this way.

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