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- From: jaitken@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Jeff Aitken)
- Newsgroups: comp.emacs
- Subject: Re: hand injuries
- Message-ID: <C1I6F5.E6G@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 08:04:17 GMT
- References: <1993Jan26.002855.29015@smos.com>
- Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA
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- david@smos.com (David Tornheim) writes:
- : I have used EMACS for about 8 years now and have sworn by it, since
- : I can use it on almost every machine. Unfortunately, I've noticed that
- : my hands hurt quite a bit at the end of the day, _especially_ when
- : I edit files with EMACS. The frequent use of the CNTL key combined
- : with another key is the motion that is most painful. (e.g. I use C-b and
- : C-f a lot to move around within a line, since commands like M-F and
- : M-B actually take longer). Because of this, I'm seriously considering
- : switching over to the evil VI editor to save my hands from permanent
- : damage (no kidding!). Is anyone else in the same boat? Does anyone
- : have other suggestions?
- :
- : -David Tornheim
-
-
- Well, I don't know if anyone else has ever heard of this, but
- there are some kind of gloves made just for this type of problem.
- They are made from spandex-like material and look like weightlifting
- gloves (i.e., they have the finger ends cut off) Now, I've only seen
- them once and have absolutely no idea if they work or not, but since
- you are having problems you may want to ask around. In fact, if you'd
- like, I can try and track down the person who I saw had them.
-
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