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Here is a tip, which i received from an English collegue of
mine, many years ago:
I am right handed but use the mouse with my left hand,
which has the following advantages:
-you can use INS,DEL,HOME,END,PAGEUP PAGEDOWN, BACKSPACE,
ENTER, the arrow keys (!!!) and the digits block
without having to remove your hand from the mouse.
-For right handed, you can write your notes on the right
side while using the mouse. Another advantage is that the
writing paper can be right next to your keyboard as now the
mousepad is on the left.
It takes about a few hours for a right handed to get used
to left mouse usage. Use a drawing program like Paint
to practice. In a short while it becomes almost natural
I did swap the mousekeys but this isn't perse necessary.
Swapping mousekeys to left handed has the disadvantage
that when you are at another computer, although you can
move the mouse to the left side of the KB, the mouse keys
are not as you are accustomed to.
Give it a try if you like and you might never return the
mouse to "right" side again.
Ted
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Good idea! I will try right now.
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why this never occured to me... Must try this at once, Thank you.
MSN Messenger.
prakashnadar@msn.com
"If history isn't good, just burn it." - Sidhuism.
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This is an insidious plot to make me schizophrenic!
craM
Microsoft MVP, Visual C#
MyXaml
MyXaml Blog
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no, it is not, however.. if it does occur, well..
then suddenly..there are two programmers!
I have been using the mouse left since 1998 and think
i am still sane.. no RSI either maybe because i have
switched to left just in time..
However i do not accept any responsability for any physical
or psychological damage that might occur from changing
mouse handling from the right to the left hand and/or vice versa.
TedvG
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Too bad my mouse is a "right-hand" only mouse: it's molded to fit a right hand, not a left (especially with all the thumb buttons it has).
But still, a very good idea!
We're figuring out the parent thing as we go though. Kinda like setting up Linux for the first time ya' know...
[Nitron]
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Logitech MX700.... total wireless freedom! (except for the whole "need to charge the batteries every so often" thing)
new erica pics! w00t!
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on second thought, it makes using shortcut keys for ctrl-c,crtl-v, etc very irritating.
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I use the mouse on the left at work and on the right at home.
The main reason I switch is because I've seen too many co-workers with carpal tunnel syndrome. Switching helps to avoid overworking one side.
The drawback to mouse-on-the-left is that CTRL-X, CTRL-C, and CTRL-V (cut, copy, and paste keys) are hard to use.
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Use SHIFT-Del, CTRL-Insert, SHIFT-Insert instead then.
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I think i am using too much plugin these day,
but I like visual assist since i type so slow...
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I'd originally placed by speed at 30-40 wpm, but having done that test, I was suprised to find that all these years programming hasn't slowed down my typing speed that much.
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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// Steve McLenithan
Cluelessnes: There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots.
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yeah the skill is very essential, may be your are slow typer or fast but the skill is very important..
I have seen ppl with lot of experience in development still hunt and peck the keyboard... they look so silly while doing so.
I feel not the typing speed is important but the skill.
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prakashnadar@msn.com
"If history isn't good, just burn it." - Sidhuism.
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I feel not the typing speed is important but the skill.
Depends on what you define as "skill"
I'm not _that_ slow (50 wpm) with my 7 finger system
Dominik
_outp(0x64, 0xAD);
and
__asm mov al, 0xAD __asm out 0x64, al
do the same... but what do they do??
(doesn't work on NT)
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Dominik Reichl wrote:
what you define as "skill"
not hunt and peck, not even fast hunt n peck.
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prakashnadar@msn.com
"If history isn't good, just burn it." - Sidhuism.
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Personally, I can't type at all. I'm a horrible Typist.
But you know what? My software works. Does yours?
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Heywood wrote:
Personally, I can't type at all. I'm a horrible Typist.
no problem, no one is perfect.
Heywood wrote:
But you know what? My software works. Does yours?
I never questioned that anybodys software would not work just because he/she didnt know typing..
But believe me non-typist really look stupid when writing program with 2 fingers.
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prakashnadar@msn.com
"If history isn't good, just burn it." - Sidhuism.
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I don't think that typing speed or skill matters in coding. You pause anyway to review the code, think, copy/paste, etc.
I use copy/paste very much when coding. I suppose it would matter for other jobs (e.g. secretary) but not in this kind.
...Plug & Pray...
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...that on my 1.5yo keyboard, the text on 2 keys is worn away completely, and 9 others are seriously faded. I don't know if it's how much I type or if it's due to poor adherence.
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I'm a Vb.net programmer, and the keys that are most worn for me are the ones that spell out: Dim i As Integer, and System.Windows.Forms
Aaron Eldreth
TheCollective4.com
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I understand it is a joke, but if it was for real, I would recommand the use of abbreviations.
For example, in SciTE you could define dimi<ctrl+b> and get "Dim i As Integer", etc.
Even Visual Studio can do this with a bit of VBA.
And as I was answering to another entry, I found that ArsClip (and problably a lot of other freewares) can do that too.
Typing fast is good, typing less is excellent
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A lot more important than how fast you can type, is do you use the mouse to cut & paste a line of code five lines up.
I once saw a programmer do that.
Are you one of those people that starts the debugger using the mouse to click on "Debug/Start" ???
Confess!
Marc
Microsoft MVP, Visual C#
MyXaml
MyXaml Blog
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Marc Clifton wrote:
Are you one of those people that starts the debugger using the mouse to click on "Debug/Start" ???
Debug/what? Do you mean there is a way to start the debugger with a mouse?
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