No, there are certain keystrokes that are the same in Windows and the Mac. Particularly the jumble of letters on the left hand side for "select All", "Save", "Zundo typing", "Cut", "Copy", "Quit" and "Wclose window". And when I say I "lapse on what I'm doing", I don't mean I forgot what's what, I mean I put the right finger down when I meant to put the left finger down. Simply put, wires got crossed in my nervous system. It's like a typo, but instead of spell correct catching it, you lose half your document or worse. This is why I do not subscribe to keystrokes being the only way (or the best way) to operate a computer. It is prone to human error. FOR ME. I'm not good at repetitive tasks which is why I would be fired from an assembly line ... probably half my work would have to be sent back for pressing "Q" instead of "W".
I will agree the more an interface gives the user the opportunity to interact any way they want is preferable over any other UI. But it ALL boils down to preference. So in that respect, I concede Windows 3.x may have well been the king of UIs. As for which is more complex, well that's like saying English is a harder language to learn than French -- But NOT to a native English speaker. When it comes to learning systems and procedures, though -- keyboard, mouse, GUI, or otherwise, you have hit it on the nose: however you learn it, that's probably the way that makes the most sense no matter how much more logical another method empirically seems. Expanding your vocabulary to learn some additional keystrokes then is far easier than learning another language from the ground up, whether it's the best UI design or not -- it's the human way. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter da Silva) > >> Besides, even today after 20 years of Mac training and use, I routinely >> lapse on what I'm doing and use the wrong key combo, sometimes resulting in >> catastrophe. > > That's basically the point we're getting at. Apple's keyboard > support is much more complex and harder to learn than Microsoft's, > because this just doesn't happen on Windows. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
