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[Josh Strawbridge <holyknightjoshua@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad <
joerlend.schinstad@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Den 14. april 2012 17:56, skrev Pedro Bessa:
>
>
>> You people type really weird.
>> Most people type right I think.
>>
>> move hud to ctrl!!!
>>
>>
> No, you should, in fact, not move your hands at all unless you have to.
> You should always keep your index fingers at F and J. They have a little
> physical marker on them to remind you of that. If your hands are resting
> and the keys feel flat, then you're doing something wrong. :)
>
> Now, try to keep your index fingers at F and J and access Ctrl. Notice how
> uncomfortable that is? Then access Alt, still leaving your indexes at F and
> J. Much more comfortable, right? :)
>
> The Alt-key has been used like that for decades. For instance, to access
> File > Open, you do Alt+F, Alt+O. Doing things like that is much, _much_,
> faster if you don't move your hands out of position. --
>
> Jo-Erlend Schinstad
>
>
i use my little/small/pinkie finger to hit ctrl.  i find it much more
comfortable than hitting alt with my thumb. i've never found alt to be a
comfortable reach.
-- 
Josh Strawbridge