Re: [activities] May lightning talk on keyboards and Emacs?

Hi Mark,

Absolutely. We'll find some time to fit you into 
the lightning talks section.

This Friday is going to be VERY interesting :)

Regards,

Patrick

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On 25/05/11 12:00, [email protected] 
wrote:
> Subject:
> 	
> Emacs?
> From:
> M Willis <[email protected]>
> Date:
> Wed, 25 May 2011 02:08:18 +1000
>
> To:
> <[email protected]>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Can I volunteer a May lightning talk on keyboards and Emacs?
>
> It is a quick light hearted history of shift/control keys,
> and how Emacs has so many key bindings.
>
> Emacs: "There IS a keystoke for that"
>
> I will look at ways of avoiding the pain caused by using
> multiple shift keys.  From the unconventional - hardware
> hacking, to more common ideas such as alternative keymaps
> and layouts.
>
> How the mice slow things down and can cause even greater
> problems.
>
> Then what to do when you run out of keys to bind to!  After
> all Emacs has already has 1500 default key bindings -- so
> the glass is already half full.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Mark.
>
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