On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Saturday 01 January 2011 21:12:35 David L wrote: >> Is there a >> way to make such key combinations simply not work in fedora? For example, >> can I make it so left control plus [asdfzxcvbqwert] does nothing? > <snip> > So no, you cannot do that. The way X behaves, either both modifier keys will > work, or neither. OK, thanks. > > Btw, why is it considered bad practice to type both the letter and the modifier > with the same hand? I'm not really sure, but I read it and it kind of makes sense. If you can avoid a slightly awkward hand position by using two hands instead of one, I could see that would probably help. > I do it on a regular basis (my little fingers being very > near the shift modifiers most of the time...), and am not aware of any > functional problems with that. I do it all the time too, but my wrists are starting to hurt in my old age, so I want to try something different. Of course I can try it without having the operating system enforce it, but old habits die hard. Here is one web site that talks about typing ergonomics: http://xahlee.org/emacs/swap_CapsLock_Ctrl.html Thanks, David -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
