> Maybe I should argue that, 30 years or so ago, Vi should have used jklm instead of hjkl —
> but I won't. At least the tails of j and k point in different directions.
Good luck with your arguing. :)
I have a slightly different theory... Ctrl-H is the ASCII backspace character, so it was chosen for back. Ctrl-J is the linefeed character, so it was chosen for down. Both of those match each other. The other two just happen to be nearby, so they were enlisted to fill in.
In the old days, people actually knew this type of information - or at least I did, so I assume others did too.
Marty Fried
Left Coast, USA
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