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Anyone using emacs would be well served by the Kinesis Ergo keyboard -- Ctrl and Atl (and a bunch of others) are at your superstrong thumbs, not your wimpy pink

• Periodic 17y ago
  I remember reading about a study in the UK that found that the thumb had replaced the index finger as the most dexterous digit among teens. This could easily be attributed to mobile phones and video game controllers. It may not be my most dexterous digit, but it certainly can do a lot. Just look at texting speeds and almost any video game controller. Why then is it relegated to only pushing the space bar? Is there some stigma that it is that ham-handed and awkward? I would rejoice if I could do more things with my thumbs, particularly modifiers, instead of making awkward pinky reaches. The pinky really shouldn't be asked to do so much work. Sadly, there is so much momentum behind the QWERTY keyboard that it won't be going away any time soon, and alternate keyboards and layouts are limited to enthusiasts, and the transition is awkward at that.
• roamzero 17y ago
  Ive also been eying Microsoft's ergonomic keyboard, http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=043 http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productde... Assuming you can rebind the back/forward thumb buttons to ctrl/alt, I think it would be a great emacs keyboard.