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Re: One handed Emacs
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Pascal Bourguignon |
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Re: One handed Emacs |
Date: |
Thu, 05 May 2005 23:26:37 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
"rgb" <rbielaws@i1.net> writes:
>> called the Frog Pad
>> They sell right and left handed models.
>> The computer sees it as just another PC compatible keyboard
>> so it should work with emacs.
> ----------------------
> For normal typing I have no doubt it's fine but I take it you
> don't have any firm idea how hard it is to emit the modified
> keys we use so regularly like C-M-@ or C-x C-f?
The easiest way would be to have a lot of "function" keys to bind them
to usual commands.
On a normal keyboard there's usually a total of:
12 normal function keys,
+ 3 SysRq, Scroll Lock, Break
+ 16 keypad keys.
----
31 unused keys.
Slighly more function keys would be able on a Sun keyboard.
There are special keyboard for POS with 225 keys, that would be
perfect to bind usual emacs commands.
http://www.electronickeyboards.com/POS-retail-keyboards.html
Otherwise, the cheapest solution could be to add a second keyboard,
but I don't know if X allows emacs to distinguish keys of one keyboard
from the other easily.
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