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From: defaria@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Andy DeFaria)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Whence vi's hjkl?
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Date: 8 May 91 06:37:57 GMT
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>/ hpcupt3:comp.editors / doug@eris.berkeley.edu (Doug Merritt) / 12:39 pm  May  2, 1991 /

>4) VI already caters to touch typing (as do most editors) by 1) not requiring
>   the fingers to leave the touch typing area of the keyboard (i.e. you don't
>   *have* to lift your hand and move it to a stupid arrow keypad; function
>   keys and other keypads are the ultimate evil for touch typists), and

Of course you have to lift you hand to find that damn esc key frequently!