Editor Ergonomics [was: Important features for editors]

[Giorgos Tzampanakis]

On 2013-07-06, Skip Montanaro wrote:

> More likely, rms ignored the problem and had bad personal ergomonics:
> ignorance or lack of understanding of the problem, poor posture,
> wrists not in a neutral position, lack of breaks, etc.  If you stop to
> think about it, all text editors probably present similar issues for
> their users.  They all involve:
>
> * a lot of typing,

If you do touch-typing then this shouldn't cause any problems since the
finger/hand movement required is minimal.

> * use of modifier keys (ctrl, alt, command, etc)

Alt is not a problem, you hit them with your thumbs. Ctrl you should use
the bottom-outer part of your palm. If you actually hit ctrl with your
little finger then yes, this is a disaster waiting to happen.

> * movement between the mouse and the keyboard

Avoid at all costs. Use an editor that never needs the mouse (emacs or
vim).


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