On 02/10/2011 01:04 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 18:10, AK wrote:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-to-ps-2-cable-adapter-15cm-length-45594
I have two or three of those, they are very hit and miss. Some work
with some keyboards. The real $15 ones do more than just match
el
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 18:10, AK wrote:
> European sellers never have m-models?
>
I haven't seen one.
> re: the adapter, that sort of thing is best to buy from cheap chinese
> sites that ship free worldwide, e.g.:
>
> http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-to-ps-2-cable-adapter-15cm-length-45594
>
I
On 02/10/2011 04:20 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 22:30, AK wrote:
Sometimes (often?) clicky m-models are sold on ebay. I bought a lot
of 9 about 10 years ago and they still work great even though they
were made in '84! I paid ~$25 for the lot. They're regular layout,
not ergono
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 22:30, AK wrote:
> Sometimes (often?) clicky m-models are sold on ebay. I bought a lot
> of 9 about 10 years ago and they still work great even though they
> were made in '84! I paid ~$25 for the lot. They're regular layout,
> not ergonomic, though, but I don't mind that. -
On 02/08/2011 06:32 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 21:48, AK wrote:
Did you ever try ibm "clicky" m-model?
Yes, years ago. I'd love to find one, but it's been at least a decade.
I almost bought a clone just a few months ago, but instead I ordered
this:
http://www.trulyergonomi
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 02:26, Chris Jones wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 05:08:36AM EST, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> Here's a closeup photo of the cutting of the silicon domes.
>
> Hello Dotan,
>
> Thanks much for this pic and the other. Till I saw it I honestly had no
> clue what you meant.. I though
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 21:48, AK wrote:
> Did you ever try ibm "clicky" m-model?
>
Yes, years ago. I'd love to find one, but it's been at least a decade.
I almost bought a clone just a few months ago, but instead I ordered
this:
http://www.trulyergonomic.com/
I'm still waiting for it, it was sup
On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 05:08:36AM EST, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Here's a closeup photo of the cutting of the silicon domes.
Hello Dotan,
Thanks much for this pic and the other. Till I saw it I honestly had no
clue what you meant.. I thought there was something like a rubber nipple
in there and you w
On 02/07/2011 04:57 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 05:21, Chris Jones wrote:
I took a file to the F, J, 4, 8, F4, and F8 keys on the keyboard to
help find them faster.
Interesting.. But shouldn't it be 4& 7 rather than 4& 8..?
No, it might be personal preference but I like
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 05:52:59AM EST, John Little wrote:
> In the spirit of this thread, I'll bite...
>
> Chris said:
> > There's only so much can fit under my skull..
> I don't believe that limit is relevant; there's only a few hundred vim
> commands, if you use them you'll remember them.
S
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 09:03:03AM EST, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 16:18, adroid28 wrote:
[..]
> > Or is it that with time I will be able to reach the numbers row
> > without looking?
> >
>
> I took a file to the F, J, 4, 8, F4, and F8 keys on the keyboard to
> help find them
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by adroid28:
> Thanks for the advice but I have a macbook so I wouldn't want to do that
> to it.. :) If I was using an external keyboard I would definitely do the
> painting part. I think that would he
omizing the less you can work on any system
you
happen upon and I wouldn't want that for keyboard skills...
D.
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On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 16:18, adroid28 wrote:
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> Hi all :)
>
> I am fairly new in vim and also my touch typing is not that great.
> Although I can deal very well with all the vim commands I found my self
> always looking down when I need to write a number argument. I was
> wondering wether there
On 01/30/11 04:52, John Little wrote:
There's only so much can fit under my skull..
I don't believe that limit is relevant; there's only a few
hundred vim commands, if you use them you'll remember them.
Now settable *options* ... ;-)
-tim
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In the spirit of this thread, I'll bite...
Chris said:
> There's only so much can fit under my skull..
I don't believe that limit is relevant; there's only a few hundred vim
commands, if you use them you'll remember them.
> ... and I prefer to stick with a limited subset of keyboard actions
> th
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:28:27PM EST, Ben Schmidt wrote:
>> [*] you can add more than one character, so if you wanted, you could
>> get fancy with something like
>>
>> 40i-=
>>
>> to get a nice row of 80 characters like "-=-=-=-...=-=-=-=" but again
>> you then have to do the math and divide dow
On 01/28/2011 10:53 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 05:35:02PM EST, Tim Chase wrote:
I concur that prefixing Vim normal mode commands with a count, such as
‘7dw’ to delete the next seven words is ineffective.. Something like
‘dw’ where you delete the next word (dw) and repeat
[*] you can add more than one character, so if you wanted, you could
get fancy with something like
40i-=
to get a nice row of 80 characters like "-=-=-=-...=-=-=-=" but again you then
have to do the math and divide down. Not grievous, but I can count the
real-world
times I've done that on one h
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:12:10PM EST, Ben Schmidt wrote:
> Hehe. Since we're sharing...If I were fixing 'rememberiing', I probably
> would have done:
>
> /iix
>
> No need to count, and no need to watch what I'm doing to know when to
> stop repeatedly pushing something either. I do this a lot. If
On 01/28/2011 09:53 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 05:35:02PM EST, Tim Chase wrote:
This breaks when using t/T with ";" to repeat the motion as it just finds
the same one you just found. I have to break down and count for those :)
Another reason why I don't use t/T (and don't
There's only so much can fit under my skull.. and I prefer to stick with
a limited subset of keyboard actions that may not be the quickest and
most efficient for all occasions.. but that I can use without hesitation
or incurring any overhead rememberiing. Namely that if the cursor is at
the beginn
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 05:35:02PM EST, Tim Chase wrote:
>> I concur that prefixing Vim normal mode commands with a count, such as
>> ‘7dw’ to delete the next seven words is ineffective.. Something like
>> ‘dw’ where you delete the next word (dw) and repeat the last command
>> (.) a number of t
I concur that prefixing Vim normal mode commands with a count, such as
‘7dw’ to delete the next seven words is ineffective.. Something like
‘dw’ where you delete the next word (dw) and repeat the last command
(.) a number of times is the way I normally do it because I don't have
to count the w
I was
> wondering wether there is a way in vim to input numbers without leaving
> the home row. Or is it that with time I will be able to reach the numbers
> row without looking?
If you think you can benefit by others' mistakes you may find some notes
& practical advice re: typing
Thank you both for your answers :)
Tim this is excellent advice! Using text-objects is
really amazing especially the "i" which I
will be using constantly when dealing with code!
Thanks!
Dionysis
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zontally in the line, so I almost never use h/l to move
left/right.
Some places to read up:
:help text-object
:h f
and in general, all of
:help motion.txt
will provide you with an abundance of motions that minimize the
need for counting things and typing numbers.
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On 1/28/2011 7:18 AM, adroid28 wrote:
Hi all :)
I am fairly new in vim and also my touch typing is not that great.
Although I can deal very well with all the vim commands I found my self
always looking down when I need to write a number argument. I was
wondering wether there is a way in vim to
row. Or is it that with time I will be able to reach the numbers
row without looking?
Best
Dionysis
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