From: zuzu <sean.zuzu@...>
Date: 2006-03-20T08:12:52+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Using emacs on Apple's PowerBook

On 3/19/06, Dae San Hwang <daesan@gmail.com> wrote:> Actually, I'm not old enough of an emacs user to be accustomed to> caps-lock positioned control key.  But how do you live without right> control/meta keys?  Do you actually press 'caps-lock + a' with only> left fingers to move to the beginning of a line?>> daesan
These days I only practice my "correct" control-key with my "HappyHacker" keyboard, which isn't often on my TiBook.  The caps-lock is a"special" key, in hardware, and produces weird sticky problems whensoftware attempts to fake it; so I don't bother.
However, come to actually pause and think about it, I have developed acompletely rediculous left-hand shifting maneuver, where I use myleft-thumb to depress the ctrl or alt or meta key, and my left pointerfinger to depress the corresponding letter key (e.g C-a, C-e, Cx,etc.)  I'm probably already accustomed to this thumb-behavior due tousing the meta (cmd) key proper for OSX key-combos.  It sure beatshaving to rely on the "seeking" of a mouse, but I will concur thatsuch finger gymnastics falls far short of efficiency as well.

> On Mar 20, 2006, at 6:25 AM, Daniel Harple wrote:>> > System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Modifier Keys: Set caps> > lock to control. Use option as your meta key (not command). I like> > the arrow keys on my powerbook. ;)>>>