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What's so ridiculous about hjkl? I'm actually an emacs user, and I've gone to great lengths to set up hjkl layouts in my editor and browser.

It seems like the perfect setup to me. An inverted T would cause you to reposition a finger every time you wanted to change direction. I do that often enough that it doesn't seem very efficient to me. I had some doubts as to whether jkl; would be a better option, but it really does seem more convenient to have the "down" key below your index finger.



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