Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (2012)

Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by hfdgiutdryg on Sunday March 11, 2018 @03:07PM (#16564290)

What’s the point of a 300$ keyboard that minimizes movement when you have to move your entire hand every time you you need a mouse?

The point is to reduce strain and fatigue of the fingers and wrists, not to reduce movement for the sake of reducing movement.

Mouse ergonomics is a completely separate can of worms.

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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by maltalex on Sunday March 11, 2018 @03:42PM (#16564420)

I was talking about reducing strain and fatigue. Moving your whole hand over the mouse over and over again introduces quite a lot of fatigue. This is why the keyboard and mouse aren’t separate problems.

A keyboard that doesn’t have an integrated mouse solves only part of the problem. That’s why I like having a trackpoint for small mouse movements.

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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by rovr138 on Monday March 12, 2018 @02:12AM (#16566473)

The Advantage in my case helped reduce the strain of the positioning of the hands. When I have to travel and switch back to the MBP's keyboard, the position of my hands on the keyboard definitely causes discomfort if I have to type for more than a few hours a day.

I don't mind having to switch to the mouse. It gives me time to take both hands of my keyboard and change their positions even if for a little bit.

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