nimaipandit Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Hello, I am a complete newbie to writing HTML and I wonder: Do I have to push "shift" every time I want to enter "<" or ">" (I mean the less than or greater than sign.) Is there a shortcut to press that key? That key has two functions- the comma and < and the period and > I am using Macbook Pro OSX 10.6 Sincerely, -nimaipandit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newseed Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 There is no way I know of that you can type in the "<" or ">" keys without using the 'shift' key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Maybe there's a way to reprogram your keyboard and dedicate one button as the < - otherwise, even if you create a shortcut, you'll still end up pushing 2 buttons.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webkiller Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Try holding the shift key with your pinky and press < with your pointer finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimaipandit Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Thank you for all the replies! At the time I was curious (or wondering) if there was a secret method for professionals- or if there is a specialized keyboard made just for programmers. So, I will type away....and learn to use both hands dexterously. sincerely, -nimaipandit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtual Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) and learn to use both hands dexterously That would be "with dexterity" Edited September 19, 2010 by virtual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fize4ever Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I would just like to add that you don't need to follow what others do. It's always better to use the most comfortable method, not the most productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lm Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 you can always copy-paste HTML tags instead of typing them all the time. Besides, for example, Notepad++ has many shotcuts and so the other HTML editors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coollew Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Copy and paste is the way I roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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