Re: [9fans] Guide to using Acme effectively?

["Aaron W. Hsu" <arcfide@sacrideo.us>]

On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:41:55 -0400, erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>
wrote:

> perhaps i should have taken piano, but i find the
> contortions kbd-based editors such as vi or emacs
> require to be quite irritating indeed.  fumbling for
> the esc key takes ones left hand out of position
> as much as grabbing the mouse does for the right
> hand.

That's only if you have a poorly designed keyboard. All of the keyboards I
use regularly, except for the built-in version on my laptop, put the
escape, ctrl, alt, and meta keys in the right places for easy access. I'm
currently playing with mouse choices, but since I use relatively small
form factor keyboards, the mouse is always within easy reach as well.

> i've enjoyed using ibm's trackpoint, but i've got
> two thumbs and acme needs three buttons.
> clearly there's room for improvement in input
> devices.

I haven't had any trouble using Acme's chords with the trackpoint, and in
fact, the trackpoint is -- I believe -- a good deal more effective with
its three buttons than most of the other interface designs I have seen
outside of the multi-touch interface on the Macbooks.

	Aaron W. Hsu

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