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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by eikenberry on Sunday March 11, 2018 @03:13PM (#16564313)
I've used a Kinesis for years and have found my favorite 'mouse' pairing to be a Kensington Slimblade. Switching to the trackball made a big difference for my RSI and it really sits pretty nicely next to the keyboard to let you switch to it with a small movement of your arm so my wrist always stays in a nice neutral position.
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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by kps on Sunday March 11, 2018 @03:34PM (#16564395)
Same combination here. I tried many mice before settling on the Slimblade trackball.

Since this is a vim-inspired thread: among other mappings, I swap Escape with Delete, and swap ↓ with ↑ so they line up with J and K.

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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by hultner on Sunday March 11, 2018 @04:59PM (#16564748)
With delete seems exotic, doesn’t it get confusing?

I use caps-lock for escape. It’s really nice but whenever I use a coworkers computer I find myself suddenly writing with caps-lock on even though I’m the only vi-user at the office.

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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by eikenberry on Sunday March 11, 2018 @06:27PM (#16565070)
This is on a Kinesis keyboard where there is a delete key right under the left thumb. I re-mapped it to Alt, but it is a very handy spot to remap to something as delete just isn't that useful.
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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by charleslmunger on Sunday March 11, 2018 @03:49PM (#16564456)
I have a vertical mouse, but install vim keybindings in every program I use with any frequency. I don't use the mouse often.
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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by jsjohnst on Sunday March 11, 2018 @08:55PM (#16565557)
What do you use for vim bindings in a browser?
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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by charleslmunger on Sunday March 11, 2018 @10:19PM (#16565824)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vimium/dbepggeogba...

And I hear good things about Vimperator on Firefox.

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Re:Vim Clutch – A hardware pedal for improved text editing (... by rovr138 on Monday March 12, 2018 @02:09AM (#16566466)
Just to mention other options, in Firefox I use Vimium and on Safari Vimmy.
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