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jaysonelliot
on May 17, 2012
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50 Years Ago: The World in 1962
Although, having grown up with keyboard-controlled games and the IJKL pattern, I was expecting the K to scroll down, not the J.
lambda
on May 17, 2012
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These appear to be based on VI key bindings (hjkl).
BonsaiDen
on May 17, 2012
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As a VIM User, I feel right at home :)
ezy
on May 17, 2012
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This seems to be influenced by tumblr, which also uses j/k. Tumblr is, of course, influenced penultimately by vi, which is ultimately influenced by ANSI control codes LF and VT :-)
metl_lord
on May 17, 2012
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The navigation was obviously written by someone who prefers vim.
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