On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:04:44PM EDT, Barclay, Daniel wrote: > Chris Jones wrote:
[..] > > Where the above no longer works for me is when the two action keys > > do not belong to the same half of the keyboard - such as Ctrl-X > > Ctrl-P, because I would use my right thumb to action the Control > > key, the left hand ring finger to hit X, and then would be stuck > > having to maintain the right Control key depressed and hit the "P" > > key with my right pinky. > Ah, that might be your problem right there: Using "proper" shifting > technique (as a typing teaching would presumably teach). Oh, > wait--you aren't switching from left to right control key there. But > you are using a thumb on an improperly positioned control key. Such > an abomination! :-) It certainly is not. I was under the impression that homo sapiens differed from the apes due to his opposable thumb. With proper typing position - the wrists unbent, pretty much horizontal, reaching for the Windows keys remapped to Control is totally effortless. Anyone with a few hours of piano playing under their belt knows that - yes that's where I got the idea. > Try using your left pinky on the (left) control key its rightful > (original) place, immediately to the left of the A key (assuming > English/QWERTY layout)). Then use your left ring finger (instead > of the "proper" left pinky) on the q, a, and z keys when you > need to enter C-q, C-a, or C-z, respectively; and shift fingers > on the next column or two as needed. Now you are kidding, right? > The C-x C-p is easy: left pinky left control down, left middle or > ring finger x down, right pinky or ring finger p down, and then > all finger up in any order you want (or no order (simultaneous)). My guess is that you must have a couple of RSI doctors among your close relatives. :-) Not only is this very difficult to get right consistently without looking at the keys - I find right thumb on Windows/Control + X followed by left thumb on Windows/Control + P considerably easier - but it completely leaves out the fact that in my personal case, there is a wired-in association between a given key and a given finger. I am reusing the basic associations acquired while typing to which I only added two+two (Control & Alt keys) synchronized thumb actions. If I followed your advice, I would have to build into my personal muscle memory an entire new set of finger actions that are both inconsistent with my (standard) typing habits _and_ physically stressful. Seriously, left pinky on the key to the right of the "A" key and left ring finger on the "Z" key at the same time...? Tried it a couple of times and had to stop because I was cramping. :-) CJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
