Re: [dev] Sandy editor

Sam has sane keybindins.
On May 27, 2011 2:26 PM, "Noah Birnel" <nbirnel_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
>> *Please*, use sane keybindings. Emacs and vi were made with a specific
>> keyboard from the 70s in mind. A time were the hjkl keys had little
>> arrows on them. A triangle layout (wqsd or ijkl for example) is much
>> easier to type.
>
> Puke. Triangle layout may be more intuitive to learn for single char/line
> movement, but is probably not easier to type. Certainly not WASD layout,
> laying on the weak fingers of the left hand.
>
> Vi's ergonomic problems lay with @ and ESC on the modern keyboard, not
> with hjkl.
>
> Does anyone *know* what sane keybindings are? Vi seems less insane than
> most to me (once you restore @ and ESC to their 70's positions, and swap
> CTRL / ALT), but - it's still pretty insane.
>
> - Noah
>
>
Received on Fri May 27 2011 - 21:24:40 CEST