Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder5.xlned.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <rosuav@gmail.com>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.027
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.95; '*S*': 0.00; 'mouse': 0.07; 'subject: [': 0.09; 'subject:features': 0.09; 'command,': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'modifier': 0.16; 'ssh': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'users.': 0.18; 'keyboard': 0.24; 'skip': 0.24; 'tend': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'am,': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'keys': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'text': 0.33; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'similar': 0.36; 'subject:]': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'movement': 0.65; 'subject:Important': 0.65; 'between': 0.67; 'jul': 0.74; '2013': 0.98
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=ka/NjgKpLlyMURh0kzvTNcjezSBXCKwrIt3x0kQlOHw=; b=OMl5vJeq06l1x7oQABoXci3P89BalQGVsZ7TkKJVeCk6ISKMGyAkCOV1LTrkdYzfTC utRfUdHxhMz7wZLxIoOezI+SZ92KFRhiInNbLhiaaGMBoYDeKwgNAi74IhQhzHlrez1r t4Abi3I6tyXEN5JEGQGxZTKz1Syf3CXC9wyVjSX8vSein1sX2q09dRz31HiHuAr5X/wo KPQXygKQ8PzcBWWBzBkqkWMS06EQaitw9gMo0q9Zt70Q0DezzC1BW8es8S+olON7qXfa eO1QVlKCnJR5CgniHkhNyobU+SJz8IETWCQGfHdG/HuJnIOvepF9hWwWV2VAqaWxjVMd pX3w==
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Received: by 10.52.120.77 with SMTP id la13mr8534714vdb.23.1373120593042; Sat, 06 Jul 2013 07:23:13 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <CANc-5UzPF1jVs0B8uR6djGXfrTq0rtCA0daPwEWTzMgheLzHqQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANc-5UzPF1jVs0B8uR6djGXfrTq0rtCA0daPwEWTzMgheLzHqQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 00:23:12 +1000
Subject: Re: Editor Ergonomics [was: Important features for editors]
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
To: python-list@python.org
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.4337.1373120602.3114.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 14
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1373120602 news.xs4all.nl 15985 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:56001
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:50065

On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> wrote:
> If you stop to
> think about it, all text editors probably present similar issues for
> their users.  They all involve:
>
> * a lot of typing,
> * use of modifier keys (ctrl, alt, command, etc)
> * movement between the mouse and the keyboard

Well, not all involve the mouse. Editors designed to be used over SSH
often don't. But yes, editing text files will tend to involve a lot of
typing. That's kinda the point of it :)

ChrisA