From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 24 07:15:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76E4B1065672 for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:15:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 378D88FC16 for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:15:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id nAO7FPMY013098 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:15:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:15:43 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:15:43 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20091124071540.GA52401@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 23 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Subject: [] confession... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:15:47 -0000 it's time to come clean an admit that i have never taken advantage of the option that lets you press [???], then press other keys in order so the result is like pressing multiple keys at once. i have never made a big deal over having but one useful hand simply because in my line as a hacker, one hand was enough. programming at 95mph was never the goal. everybody on this list has learned that forethought and planning beat typing speed! ---still, when my shoulder began to dislocate in 1999, typing thr number-shift keys [like '*', '&', '^', and the rest became harder [*]. i'm ready to set up the multi-key stuff that's built in to at least KDE. appreciate a pointer to a url or tutorial on this... and/or to know what this feature is even called. it's time to get practical. i am stubborn, just not particular stupid. maybe "slow" :_) gary [*] and more painful, and awkward--so slower. -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 7.31a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php