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Re: the Courier font family and nroff history
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
Re: the Courier font family and nroff history |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Mar 2024 19:04:36 -0500 |
At 2024-03-28T05:28:46-0500, Dave Kemper wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 1:29 PM G. Branden Robinson
> <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> wrote:
> > (I've been slowly accumulating evidence that, for basic editing
> > operations, vi _really is_ more keystroke-efficient than Emacs,
>
> Not just in requiring fewer keystrokes, but in the ergonomics of them
> too: (1) It requires fewer key combinations. Two keys in sequence
> are easier to type than two in tandem. (2) Aside from the escape key,
> almost everything in vi can be done with the typewriter part of the
> keyboard.
I would amplify this point with the observation that if you use the One
True Keyboard Layout (and I don't refer to alphabetic ordering), even
that exception evaporates.
https://hhkb.io/layout/
A giant backslash key combined with a 1u backspace key is just
shockingly user hostile. A lot of cheap US keyboards use that layout
instead of ANSI; I don't know why. This person has the right idea.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1bcx5k5/petition_to_ban_big_ass_enter_and_1u_backspace/
Regards,
Branden
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- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history (was: mandoc(1)'s man pages, groffed, and Project KIC), (continued)
- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history (was: mandoc(1)'s man pages, groffed, and Project KIC), G. Branden Robinson, 2024/03/22
- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history, Russ Allbery, 2024/03/22
- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history, Dan Plassche, 2024/03/22
- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history, G. Branden Robinson, 2024/03/22
- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history, G. Branden Robinson, 2024/03/22
- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history, Russ Allbery, 2024/03/23
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- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history, Russ Allbery, 2024/03/24
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- Re: the Courier font family and nroff history,
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