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As an emacs user, it would be sorely missed.
by MoeDrippins 18y ago
As an emacs user, it would be sorely missed.
- raju 18y agoExactly my thoughts as I read the headline.
- grouchyOldGuy 18y agoIt wouldn't be a picnic for vi users either: lots of commands start with a colon character, control character, or <escape> to change modes.
- hernan7 18y agoNot only for emacs. It's remarkable how much the typewriter (or computer) keyboard exercise the pinky, compared with most other day-to-day activities. The saxophone too... the left pinky table on a tenor sax is (almost) as much work as the shift key on a mechanical Olivetti typewriter.
- ninjackn 18y agoDitto. I've never wanted to get rid of my pinkie, I always wanted it to be stronger. I'm sure the author would also agree seeing how he broke his.
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoGuitar Hero on Hard or Expert exercises the pinkie finger pretty well. No joke.
- silentbicycle 18y agoYou can get a springy finger strengthener for $10 or so, by the way. I found that after using Emacs for long periods of time I'd get a lot of tension built-up in my pinkie. (No RSI problems in my wrists, but my pinkie was really bothering it me.) Stretching it with one has helped a lot, as has using a typing timer (such as xwrits or workrave).