[obneq]

the only fun way to learn vim is to ascend a character in nethack. once you played for a while you'll know your way around vi!

but vi keys force you to have your right hand in the wrong position. sure its more convenient than bpnf (emacs style memnonics) but i dont like it for typing, especially when using a lot of special characters, that is, coding...

[DennisP]

It's the standard position I learned in touch typing class (jkl;). You're right, special characters are a pain. How do you do it?

[obneq]

vi keys are on hjkl standard position is jkl;.

[jff]

You poor sod, you haven't been shifting your entire hand to be over hjkl, have you? Just maintain standard homerow position and hit 'h' the way they taught you in school.

[lelele]

But you are not meant to put your index on "h". "jk" are the most used keys, therefore your index should rest on "j", like touch typing wants you to do.