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I'm an Emacs developer (feddit.uk)

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[-] jla@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 months ago

Swap caps lock and control on your keyboard

[-] Colloidal@programming.dev 17 points 3 months ago

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/RepeatedStrainInjury Cheesus Crust... just switch editors already.

[-] flamingos@feddit.uk 16 points 3 months ago

Spoken like someone without foot pedals.

[-] Shareni@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago

http://xahlee.info/kbd/how_to_press_control_key.html

[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago

The one about sitting posture is fun, too.

[-] Haus@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago

M-x Ctrl-? Why?

[-] Tanoh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Re-binding caps lock is such a nice thing. I am a Perl programmer (yes, really), though not in emacs (vim all the way!)

I changed caps locks to $ and @ with shift decades ago. Especially since in my native layout they are awkward to reach.

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

How about get a mechanical keyboard with modified switches for your combining keys? I've been wanting to do that for mine for gaming.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

Svalboard. Not am EMACS user (it's a fine editor/Lisp interpreter) but, even nice mechkb isn't necessarily going to prevent RSI or exacerbation of existing conditions. Best to change to a text-entry device that is designed with humans in mind.

[-] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 13 points 3 months ago

Seems legit .. wonder what the vi developer had to say.

[-] Malix@sopuli.xyz 19 points 3 months ago

couldn't post as they're still trying to escape their selfmade hell. /s

[-] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 3 months ago

Neovim developer got sidetracked configuring their reply plugin

[-] Haus@kbin.earth 13 points 3 months ago

:q!

[-] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Evil mode, god mode, devil mode, meow mode all exist to fix this problem

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