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Re: How to type when using Emacs?
From: |
Joel J. Adamson |
Subject: |
Re: How to type when using Emacs? |
Date: |
Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:06:32 -0400 |
>>>>> "Lennart" == Lennart Borgman (gmail) <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
Lennart> Joel J. Adamson wrote:
>>>>>>> "David" == David Combs <dkcombs@panix.com> writes:
>>
David> In article <mailman.14500.1215719199.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
David> Joel J. Adamson <adamsonj@email.unc.edu> wrote:
>> >> >> I would type it exactly as above. I've seen people do
>> "C-x C-f" with
>> >> one hand and it looks like it would kill their wrists after a while.
I
>> >> certainly do it faster than any of them.
>>
David> Huh?
>>
David> I hold down the control with my left pinky, and then hit x and f.
>>
>> The discussion was about touch-typing, wherein the strategy is to hit a
>> key with one finger on each hand at a time. Holding down a key with
>> your hand and typing with the same hand is therefore not touch typing.
Lennart> Is not this just one strategy in touch-typing? I personally prefer
Lennart> Sticky Keys/Sticky Modifiers.
As long as that method only involves pressing one key with each hand at
a time, then it is touch-typing. When I used Caps Lock, I would touch
Caps Lock with one hand, then type, then release it.
Joel
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