Key bindings / Macros / Mods

[Klaus]

Sadly, most games save Ctrl 1-# modifiers as pet abilities, and honestly Ctrl+# makes my hand hurt in excess anyway, so I avoid Ctrl.

Ctrl makes your hand hurt because just about every keyboard made since 1992 has put the Ctrl key in the wrong (stupid) place. Prior to that, you would find Ctrl above the left-hand shift key, right next to the A. New keyboards put "Caps lock" in that easy-to-reach location for reasons I cannot fathom. Putting Ctrl below the shift key is designed to give people who use emacs or vi carpal tunnel syndrome as fast as possible.

On my main computer at home I still use a keyboard from 1990. It's finally starting to fail (the "d" key doesn't always register, and sometimes registers multiple times for one press). I need to try cleaning it, but the idea that I may need to change 'boards is making me sad.

At work, I use a Happy Hacking keyboard (lite. The regular one is too expensive), primarily because it has Ctrl where it should be.