emacs

This is a description of my own variation on ErgoEmacs-style key bindings for Emacs. Xah Lee’s writings on the inefficiency and poor ergonomics of Emacs’ standard key bindings stuck in my mind from the first time I read them and permanently changed how I think about keyboard shortcuts. The single biggest idea is that the Alt key is a more ergonomic modifier to use than Ctrl, because you can hit it or hold down with your thumb by curling it under the other fingers.