(Not Sawfish) Hand health and my "handy modifier" hack

[Teika Kazura <teika lavabit com>]

On Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:19:55 +0900, D M German wrote:
> I am starting to develop a weird type of "thumb tendonitis" on a X201
> tablet ([...] I think that is putting > stress on my thumb).

Recently I wrote elsewhere:
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Warning: Health issue
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[My] hack is likely to reduce the use of your pinkies, and the risk of
their injury like RSI. However, overuse of keyboards can damage *any*
digits, although pinkies are most vulnerable. 
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Thumbs are more robust than other fingers, but you can damage them.
Now tablets and smart phones are already greatly popular, and this
problem will be common, too. (D M German has foreseen the future.)

I wrote a "handy modifier hack" (for Linux only) which allows you to 
reduce use of pinkies in keyboard in typical cases. The above sentence
is in its README. I haven't got time to advertise it yet, but if
you're interested, visit:

http://gitorious.org/at-home-modifier/at-home-modifier

I can't live without it any more.

Teika (Teika kazura)