Editor Ergonomics [was: Important features for editors]
Giorgos Tzampanakis
giorgos.tzampanakis at gmail.com
Mon Jul 8 02:54:30 EDT 2013
On 2013-07-06, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> 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,
If you do touch-typing then this shouldn't cause any problems since the
finger/hand movement required is minimal.
> * use of modifier keys (ctrl, alt, command, etc)
Alt is not a problem, you hit them with your thumbs. Ctrl you should use
the bottom-outer part of your palm. If you actually hit ctrl with your
little finger then yes, this is a disaster waiting to happen.
> * movement between the mouse and the keyboard
Avoid at all costs. Use an editor that never needs the mouse (emacs or
vim).
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