Re: C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n... why?

[Lennart Borgman]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> > I think phrases like "but it's more efficient" is a bit dangerous. I'd
> > rather want something like "but some feel it's more efficient". It all
> > depends on the user, his keyboard, his habits etc.
> >    
>
> I have yet to see a keyboard with arrow keys close to the rest of the
> keys.  They are always somewhere on the fringes.  So, habits aside,
> the distance to C-f is shorter than to the right arrow key, and that
> is an objective fact.  Of course, people might prefer a less efficient
> way, e.g., if they type so slowly that the additional time is
> negligible.
>  
It is of course another objective factor. It is not equivalent to that 
it is more effecient. Does it not depend on the user, the current point 
in the learning curve etc what is most efficient?

BTW is not viper keymaps more efficient?;-)