Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+li...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 07:11:38PM -0500, Nick Dokos wrote: > > [Warning: off-topic] > > > > 42 147 <aeus...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > My hands might be smaller than average, or, at least, smaller than yours. > > > To reach <right> I must shift my entire arm to the right and > > > downward. To reach <RET> no such movement is necessary. Maybe a slight > > > turn of the wrist to the right. > > > > > > > I doubt my hands are bigger than yours: I have to do exactly what you > > describe (at least on the bigger keyboards). It's just not as big a deal > > for me as it is for you. > > I do not see anyone mention pressing complicated key combinations with > both hands. I usually press control or meta keys with my left, and > character or arrow keys with my right. But maybe that is easier for me > since I use a pointing device sparingly. >
I hope everybody does that. I use both the left and right control keys depending on where the "controlled" key is: C-whatever is always a two-hand operation for me. M-x is not however (they are close enough so that left thumb and index can do the job): both right and left Alt keys are mapped to meta so there is no reason it couldn't be other than habit. But I probably should get out of the habit. C-M-whatever is also a two handed operation except for C-M-x: left pinky, thumb and index do the job, but again I should probably get out of that habit. Nick