Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:11:00 -0700 From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: emacs on a laptop Message-ID: <20000816001100.B28027@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> In-Reply-To: <20000816033627.A44647@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 03:36:27AM %2B0100 References: <20000816033627.A44647@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 03:36:27AM +0100, j mckitrick wrote: > > an odd question... but when using emacs with a laptop, is the smaller > keyboard layot a serious liability *especially* because of emacs' use of > key-combos? Not for me. I don't think emacs is particularly heavy on key-combos. It takes a while to get used to, but the smaller keyboard is not really a liability for doing key combos... Well, some keyboards only have a ctrl-key on one side, and the insert-, delete-, page-up-, and page-down-keys could be about anywere. I switch between a regular PC keyboard, a Sun keyboard, DELL notebook, and IBM notebook. That's asking for carpal tunnel. Personally, the built-in pointers on notebooks are what I find troublesome, although I miss a separate numeric pad. -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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