Re: [9fans] Re 2 button mouse + Inferno

[Rick Hohensee <humbubba@smarty.smart.net>]

> 
> >I also wonder if much of the discontent with the mouse has to do with the
> >ubiquitous Microsoft keyboards that require one's right hand to move some 35cm
> >to get to the mouse.  I would think a keyboard without the cursor and numeric
> >pads would be as important and the 3-button mouse.
> 
> I use a cardboard platform fitted over the numeric and cursor key
> area, with a mouse mat glued on. It is VERY effective at reducing the 
> time spent thrashing to the mouse. I have used this for about 18 months
> and thoroughly recommend it.
> 
> (It also increases the accuracy of mouse movements, but i don't know why.)
> 
> On this machine however, I have moved the keys into something resembling a 
> Dvorak left handed keyboard, so i am typing with my left hand only
> and keeping the mouse in my right. It has taken me about a month to get
> used to, and now my typing is just acceptably accurate although it is a
> little slow. 
> 
> I have also tilted the keyboard with the right 'hand' side up about 8cm.
> It seems to reduce the strain an my wrists.
> 
> (I like the chording btw.)
> 
> Food for thought.
> 
> Ian
> 
> It anyone wants my keyboard layout, let me know...it is similar to
> Dvorak's left handed version, but i moved the characters used in
> C and Perl closer to the home position and made good use of the extra
> microsoft keys for a delete and enter next to the spacebar, just under
> my thumb.
> 
> 
> 

Wow. Great idea. Ideas rather. Where does your left hand rest? 

I use The Lemming Pelt(TM). The Lemming Pelt is a piece of Dr. Scholl's
moleskin with a hole in it. Bout like so...


	_________
       /         \
       |   ___    |
       |  /   \   |
       | |     |  |
       | |     |  |
       |  \___/   |
       |          |
       |          |
       |          |
       \_________/


Stick it to the underside of your mouse. Moleskin may have a bit too
much nap for some mice. First aid tape or some fuzzy art/craft stuff
would do. Discard your mousepad, and that old toothbrush you use to
clean the mouse ball-rollers with. My mousepad is a piece of Italian
marble about a half inch by 6 by 10 inches, which may soon be propped 
up over my numpad. 

The left-hand Dvorak thing is a problem. The brilliance of it takes
all the luster off my Hexhed keymap, which I was very proud of until 
I read your post. This is what I get in Linux when I hit the pause 
key in Hexhed....


cLIeNUX hexhead

esc f1 f2 f3 f4  f5 f6 f7 f8  f9 f10 f11 f12 ps sl  pic    [LEDs]


~  v  j  x  q   '  <  >  a  b  c  d  ]  bs   ins  hm  pgup  nl /  *  -

tab  p  u  n  k  y  dn up 7  8  9  e  e  \   del  end pgdn  7  8  9  +

cl    s  l  i  g  h  t  ;  4  5  6  f  entr                 4  5  6

shift  w  o  r  m  z  ,  .  1  2  3   shift        up       1  2  3  ent

ctrl    alt      space            0    ctrl   lft  dn  rt   0     .



I have an extra e. What's a 4-letter word using e and 3 of the 
set of [ v j x q ] ? 

I will now hit my f10, f11 and f12 keys ( and 3 ENTERs)...
loadkeys /.et/keyboard/defkeymap.map
loadkeys /.et/keyboard/dvorak.map 
loadkeys /.et/keyboard/hexhead.map

The command to set the Hexhead map is aaaa, which is ssss on
a hexhead-keycapped keyboard being interpreted as a querty.

What's with small keyboards? I think the keys are too small.
I have average hands for a 6' tall man.

Old Genuine Clicky PS/2 keyboards have consistant keycap contours,
and that great Selectric feel, but the damn Satisfying Click(TM)
is to satisfy the boss that you're busy. There are millions of
PS/2's in storage, I'm told. Computers are hard to discard, due to
the lead.

Rick Hohensee