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History of Emacs and vi Keys (2010)
In my study of keyboarding in the past 20 years, i've noticed that the choices of many shortcuts in many apps are adopted to the many aspects of the keyboard hardware of the time in use by the community. Emacs's keybinding is not simply based on the first letter of commands, but the QWERTY layout's key positions have…
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History & Retro ComputingTools & Productivity2017
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2017 | History of Emacs and vi Keys (2010) by McMini | 130 | 85 |
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