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I agree with the GP and I think it's actually about the type of motions you are doing. In particular, having the cursor movement tied to hjkl means I can avoid
by zmmmmm 5y ago
I agree with the GP and I think it's actually about the type of motions you are doing. In particular, having the cursor movement tied to hjkl means I can avoid moving my hands off the home row. After developing a low stress way to type like that (true "touch typing", like playing the piano) it means that my arms, wrists and hands are all relaxed and well positioned the whole day. I used to get RSI and the only time it affects me now is when I am forced into some activity that takes me heavily out of that flow.
(part of the beauty is that vi-style motion keys or similar philosophy have promulgated into everything from browser plugins to a plethora of terminal tools like htop, ncdu, tig etc.)
- avgcorrection 5y agoI like modal editing, but mostly because you have to use keybinds less (especially awful ones that combine control + shift + alt). Just moving your hands to the arrow keys might be less efficient, but in my experience it has got nothing to do with RSI—you’re just moving your whole hand with your shoulders. That seems about as repetitive stress-inducing as going to fetch a cup of coffee. Of course when one plays the piano one has to move the hands by the shoulders a lot... the piano is not a stenography keyboard.