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The Lounge What is on Your Mind? mouse/keyboard wrist lesions. Post 302229553 by sinewalker on Wednesday 27th of August 2008 07:45:22 AM

08-27-2008

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check your posture, try dvorak

I didn't have anything as serious as tendonitis, but I did get shooting pains up my arms. Two big wins for me were:

1) make sure your posture is correct. Install a program like workrave (Workrave) and when it reminds you to take micro-breaks, remember to sit properly and take a drink of water too.

2) give the dvorak simplified keyboard a go. it's easy to learn and a *lot* more comfortable than QWERTY, plus all systems have it pre-installed because it's a standard. A good place to look for info was dvzine.org which is now extinct, but you can find it in the wayback machine at archive.org. A good online tutor is A Basic Course in Dvorak (google "abcd dvorak")

I won't vouch for Dvorak speed claims, but it has definately solved the problem of pains in my arms. Plus because I'm actually a touch-typist now (never learned QWERTY after 15 years!) I think that has helped at least as much as the different layout, so if you're reluctant to try it, at least learn to type properly on "normal" keyboards.

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xgalaga

XGALAGA(6x)															       XGALAGA(6x)

NAME

       xgalaga - X11 version of the famous Galaga game

SYNOPSIS

       xgalaga [options]

       xgalaga-hyperspace [options]

INSTRUCTIONS

       It's  Galaga, you know how to play Galaga, stop bothering me.  (Ship follows the mouse, button fires.  Auto-fire by holding it down, so no-
       one accuses me of breaking their mouse!)

       The xgalaga-hyperspace version features some new weapons and different gameplay.

OPTIONS

       -scores Prints out the high score file and exits

       -display host:dpy
	       Set your display

       -mouse  Use mouse control (same as 'm').

       -keyboard
	       Use keyboard control (same as 'k').  If you have a joystick it can also be used if you select keyboard control.

       -nosound
	       Turn sound OFF

       -level lvl
	       Choose starting level (>= 1)

       -window Run in a window, not full screen. Full screen is the default.

       -winsize widthxheight
	       Set window size.

       -b      Turn buffered mode off, use this if it runs too slowly.	Will cause flicker, maybe lots, maybe only a little.

KEYBOARD COMMANDS

       p - pauses

       q - end this game

       Q - end xgalaga immediately

       b - Toggle buffering (flicker vs. speed.)

       m - Use mouse control. Note that you may switch in mid-game.

       k - Use keyboard control

       s - Toggle sound

       x - use your shields (xgalaga-hyperspace only)

       alt-enter - Toggle full screen node.

AUTHORS

       Joe Rumsey, <joe@rumsey.org> (Original author)

       Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com> (man page)

2.1								  8 February 2008						       XGALAGA(6x)