on 11/15/00 5:33 PM, Peter Liethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Interesting. Now, mind you, I don't look at the keyboard either when I type. >> But I find that the placement of the command, option and control keys make >> it extremely difficult to hit them without physically picking up your hand >> and moving it down off the keyboard -- particularly the command key, which >> is directly under your palm if you're keeping your hands in the proper >> position. (That's in addition to simply being unable to remember all that >> mental clutter of command-this and command-that.) > > I'm a modified hunt-and-peck typer. I know where all the keys are, > but i need to look to get my bearings and I only use my first two > fingers (index and middle) to type and my pinky to hold shift and hit > return and tab. My thumb works great for that pesky command key. > > Oh, if you have to think about a key-command before you use it, you > arn't using keboard shotcuts enough. This comes up very quick when I > use PhotoShop ...err... on my Duo (Ok, back on topic, and yes I do > use PhotoShop on my Duo along with Illustrator and QuarkXPress) The > ammount of time that is wasted when you switch tools versus the > hotkeys to switchs quickly adds up (especially on a slow Mac) > > Even in the finder.... option-drag get you a copy, > command-option-drag get you and allias, and my favorite, > command-delete to put a file in the trash ....uuuh.... to clean up > the small hard drive on my Duo (Back on topic) I don't know how I > lived without that in pre MacOS 8. Love these discussions about usage patterns (I figured changing the Subject was overdue...) I guess I'm in a catch-22. Maybe I'd learn the key combos if I used them more, but for me they're just too cumbersome to use much. Never used Illustrator or Quark. Only ever used Photoshop once or twice because the graphics guy said that was the easiest thing to use when I wanted to use his scanner. I'm a physicist, so I've got no use for those sorts of programs. MS Office (4.2.1, since I'm on a 280c) and DeltaGraph pretty much meet my portable graphic needs. (Although, now that I've got a bigger HD, I may put an older version of Mathematica on the thing. And maybe an old copy of Canvas if I ever think I need more complicated drawings. [I've always viewed Canvas as the AppleWorks of the graphics world, compared to the "Office" combo of apps you listed -- maybe it doesn't have some of the specific features the artsy folks say they need, but it does way more than I'll ever need for engineering type drawings.]) OK, I'm rambling now... In the Finder, since I'm using OS 8.1, I just use FinderPop. That way, I just click & hold on a file and the contextual menu pops up and I can to lots of stuff from there. I really *do* have things as close to not needing the keyboard as possible. - Eric. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
