But I find this Wikipedia entry on vi vs. Emacs to be fascinating.

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vi users enjoy joking that Emacs’s key-sequences induce carpal tunnel syndrome, or mentioning one of many satirical expansions of the acronym EMACS, such as “Escape Meta Alt Control Shift” (a jab at Emacs’s reliance on modifier keys).

On a Mac, Meta is really no problem–unless you also think the spacebar is carpal tunnel syndrome inducing. As for Control, reconfigure your Caps Lock to be Control, silly! (”But then HOW WOULD YOU TYPE IN ALL CAPS????”) Shift…really?

And anyway, the best way to reduce carpal tunnel is to pick up Dvorak, psha.

(Disclaimer: most opinions expressed here mostly exaggerated for comedic effect. :-P)

emma :: Aug.20.2007 :: nerdiness :: 6 Comments »