Re: Some objections (was Re: Package Request)

[Neal Murphy <neal.p.murphy@alum.wpi.edu>]

On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 06:29:47 AM Gian Uberto Lauri wrote:
> Chris Bannister writes:
>  > On Sat, Dec 07, 2013 at 10:14:24PM +0100, Gian Uberto Lauri wrote:
>  > > Commands are usually bound to keys on a mnemonic basis (problem:
>  > > mnemonic but in English only), with many command operating on
>  > > character, word or paragraph according to the use of Control, Meta
>  > > (aka Alt) or both.
>  > 
>  > Exactly! This makes it impossible to drink a cup/mug of coffee whilst
>  > using the keyboard. Whereas with vim you can drink coffee *and* enjoy a
>  > coffee at the same time.
> 
> Not this true. M-x costs as much as shift-x and requires a single
> hand. I would like to know how vi should allow a right-handed person
> to drink a coffee and type shift-p more easily than Emacs.

With a straw.