ergonomic typing enforcement
David L
idht4n at gmail.com
Sun Jan 2 00:06:10 UTC 2011
On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote:
> On Saturday 01 January 2011 21:12:35 David L wrote:
>> Is there a
>> way to make such key combinations simply not work in fedora? For example,
>> can I make it so left control plus [asdfzxcvbqwert] does nothing?
>
<snip>
> So no, you cannot do that. The way X behaves, either both modifier keys will
> work, or neither.
OK, thanks.
>
> Btw, why is it considered bad practice to type both the letter and the modifier
> with the same hand?
I'm not really sure, but I read it and it kind of makes sense. If you can
avoid a slightly awkward hand position by using two hands instead of one,
I could see that would probably help.
> I do it on a regular basis (my little fingers being very
> near the shift modifiers most of the time...), and am not aware of any
> functional problems with that.
I do it all the time too, but my wrists are starting to hurt in my old age,
so I want to try something different. Of course I can try it without having
the operating system enforce it, but old habits die hard.
Here is one web site that talks about typing ergonomics:
http://xahlee.org/emacs/swap_CapsLock_Ctrl.html
Thanks,
David
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