Moving efficiently in the CLI

Re:Moving efficiently in the CLI by xorcist on Saturday January 27, 2018 @02:48AM (#16245288)

Ctrl-heavy programs are much easier to use when you map the Ctrl key back to its original position, leaving the Ctrl-labeled key for whatever Hyper needs you have.

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Re:Moving efficiently in the CLI by sedachv on Saturday January 27, 2018 @03:34AM (#16245381)

Yes, the Lisp Machine keyboard layout: https://deskthority.net/wiki/Symbolics_layout

That way you can press Control or Alt/Meta (or both at the same time) with the thumb of either hand without a lot of movement. C-f and C-b can be done with either left hand only, or left hand for f/b and right thumb on Control (what used to be Alt, on PC keyboards). Rebinding Caps Lock to Backspace also saves a lot of hand movement. Only a handful of small changes and you get a much better keyboard layout.

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Re:Moving efficiently in the CLI by sanbor on Saturday January 27, 2018 @08:14AM (#16246090)

Is it just me or it looks crazy that the Space Cadet keyboard has thumbs up and down? https://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Space-cadet_guts.jpg

Looking at the keys below maybe it was for up/down.

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