Editor Ergonomics [was: Important features for editors]
Steven D'Aprano
steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info
Sat Jul 6 22:41:02 EDT 2013
On Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:10:39 -0500, Skip Montanaro wrote:
>> The fact that rms has crippling RSI should indicate that emacs'
>> ergonomics is not right.
>
> Kind of a small sample size, don't you think?
Yes, but RMS is worth 1000 ordinary programmers!!!
*wink*
[...]
> More likely, rms ignored the problem and had bad personal ergomonics:
> ignorance or lack of understanding of the problem, poor posture, wrists
> not in a neutral position, lack of breaks, etc. If you stop to think
> about it, all text editors probably present similar issues for their
> users. They all involve:
>
> * a lot of typing,
> * use of modifier keys (ctrl, alt, command, etc)
> * movement between the mouse and the keyboard
I am not an ergonomic expert, but I understand that moving from mouse to
keyboard actually helps prevent RSI, because it slows down the rate of
keystrokes and uses different muscle groups.
--
Steven
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