-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 D F wrote: > On March 10, 2003 05:22, John Allen wrote: > > Yes, I think we could all agree that choice is good. > > I really need to re-iterate my previous point about repetitive > strain disorder, though. To me, defaulting to a single click costs > nothing. Since it's trivially easy to change to double-click, the > arguments against a single click default are entirely spurious. Not > defaulting to single click is like saying it's not necessary that > public buildings be wheelchair accessible. > > Let's not forget, we're young, virile, muscle-bound. iron-pumping > code jockeys right now but wait just a few years of mousing 12 to > 16 hr a day and we'll see who argues for two clicks when one might > do. >
That's fine, but what about people who have been using windows for 10+ years (ie starting with windows 3.0 or so), and use linux occasionally. My dad (in his 50s) has problems remembering not to double click on links on webpages and the icons on the quicklaunch bar in windows. He would not be very happy if every time he clicked on an office document he had OpenOffice start up (leaving it's splash screen up for 10 seconds or more by default). In some cases, older people may be better of ;-). Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+bJ3OrJK6UGDSBKcRAhBgAJ9a6+NlkzDlWHL9DglXsxcEQ2nxgACfRBrn 9JZ6KfTr5lSsFWhwCxlb+to= =rXPV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
