Better OS
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Till last weak I was using Windows XP as the base for my development effort (Try Vista, try Windows 7 - user friendly means too difficult to find tools under the annoying effects). But after a few experiences with different Linux distros (Ubuntu, Centos, Fedora) I've finally chosen most suitable for me.
Basic knowledge
It take some time to run computer with Linux instead of walking it ;) but it's worth the effort. I remember pushing to the limits regexp in Notepad++ and Eclipse diff to be close to desired result on Win. In the Linux world it's just standard option in grep, find, sed or awk (and it's not close to result - it's simple and accurate solution).
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 is my current choice. It is slim and more ergonomic than classic keyboard. And big enough to use on armchair :D
Short cuts
A little learning about short cuts in Terminal, multiple workspaces, Firefox and some customization.
Finally great boost in APM's is finally mine. It's probably not the greatest idea to use keyboard to do precise pointing (play cRPG without mouse if you don't believe). Using mouse to do things that can be done by shortcut is even more painful (try playing cRPG without keyboard).
The reason is not because the time saving by using immediate short cut vs mouse point, choose and click but the time spend to distract you from whats on your mind currently. That's why I don't agree that mousefeed isn't decent plugin (well I would not agree if it didn't crash old Eclipse versions).
czwartek, 19 sierpnia 2010
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Which one? :>
Which one game?
There is quiet a challenge to play Baldur's Gate II without a keyboard (key triggering pause is nice).
OTOH Severance: Blade of Darkness without a mouse is pretty hard.
Which one Eclipse IDE version?
Mousefeed on Eclipse 3.2 completely blocks the main menu.
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