On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 12:27:32 -0400, "John Gabriele" jmg3000@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/4/07, Enrico Tröger enrico.troeger@uvena.de wrote:
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:17:07 +0100, Nick Treleaven nick.treleaven@btinternet.com wrote:
[...] Currently, the F-keys are used the way I'm proposing Shift-Alt be used. This is fine, and some users who really want certain F-key commands really at their fingertips may want to re-assign them to
I can't understand why you have such a big antipathy against the F-keys ;-). Seriously, I don't believe I'm the only one who likes to use the F-keys. One reason should be that many(or even most [besides Emacs ;-)]) apps use the F-keys by default.
I probably use my editor more than all the other apps on my system combined. And most of that time, my fingers on on the home row. I can hit Ctrl, Shift-Ctrl, Alt, Shift-Alt, and Ctrl-Alt just fine and zoom around the editor and text files with those keys without removing my hands from the home row. Having to resort to using an F-key throws a monkeywrench into the works and I've got to remove my hands *and* look down to find those F-keys.
Hehe, I have more problems to press Shift-Alt than pressing blindly any F key. And for pressing any F key I need only one finger, for pressing any key together with Shift-Alt I need in most cases even both hands. All what I want to say is that not all people dislike the F keys.
Regards, Enrico