Developing environments used for kernel development

Ruben Safir ruben at mrbrklyn.com
Thu Dec 24 20:42:20 EST 2015


On 12/24/2015 07:52 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:29:11 -0500, Ruben Safir said:
>> On 12/24/2015 01:43 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu wrote:
>>> The only *real* fix is to go to a non-querty keyboard.
>>
>> No, retraining and reprogramming the user is not a solution.
> 
> Then you're stuck with a control key where it's difficult for
> the left pinky to get to.
> 

As a practicle matter, if you wanted to use EMACs

caps lock is turned off all my system.  But that is just the beginning
of the problem.  EMACS is really designed fro a DVORK keyboard.


> Feel free to suggest remappings that are easy for an index or second finger to
> reach on a querty keyboard (and which don't grab a commonly used key like 'h'
> or '6' :), or some other *real* fix that isn't a partial hack and doesn't fall
> into your "retraining and reprogramming" category.
> 
> 
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