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>A: Foot pedals. That's hilarious. I get that emacs has technical merit but the keybindings are horrendous. Even if they don't cause hand pain they're long-w
by s_baby 13y ago
>A: Foot pedals.
That's hilarious.
I get that emacs has technical merit but the keybindings are horrendous. Even if they don't cause hand pain they're long-winded and distracting.
- hannibal5 13y agoIf you are emacs user, that's not a problem. You just change them to whatever you want. Besides, food pedals is not so crazy ideal. Any time you must do something meta- or control with any software, you end up doing movements that are not so natural.
- s_baby 13y agoI've been considering giving EVIL a try. I feel that non-standard bindings would be a pain to deal with.
- treerex 13y ago> [B]ut the keybindings are horrendous. Even if they don't cause hand pain they're long-winded and distracting. Ha, after 26 years using Emacs I find Vim's keybindings long-winded and distracting. To each their own. However, unlike many people I don't dismiss vi because of unfamiliarity, or use them as an excuse not to learn the editor. I try to use it all the time, but I can never seem to train myself to do non-trivial things with it. I have the similar problem with other editors: I've seen people rave about Sublime Text, yet none of its killer features (modulo multiple selections) really strike me as worth switching. And any of its features I think I want I could (conceivably) implement in Emacs, so...
- simonb 13y agoWith regards to multiple selections, have you seen: http://emacsrocks.com/e08.html http://emacsrocks.com/e08.html http://emacsrocks.com/e13.html http://emacsrocks.com/e13.html
- sgrove 13y agoThat looks great! Earmarked to check out on a rainy day. Thank you for sharing.
- s_baby 13y agoI gave emacs a fair shot but aching hands is where I draw the line.