From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:21:18 +0000 From: "Aaron W. Hsu" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable References: Subject: Re: [9fans] Guide to using Acme effectively? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 13759e3c-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:41:55 -0400, erik quanstrom 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 -- Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. -- C. S. Lewis