--- In [email protected], t3rinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > I am not against that. Lists menus are there in terminal programms > > as > > > well. But you don't have to move a mouse to a specific place, you > > > could type in a number e.g. > > > > > > > Sure, but the original topic was about typing ala text-entry as used > > by writers and editors. You're going into another area where tabbing > > is often easier. More complicated key commands can also be easier, > > depending on what the setup is. But these are contrived examples > > where someone is doingthe same thing over and over and over again, > > unlike text-typing by writers, where formatting alternated with > > typing occur pretty much at random. > > Well, the topic was the mouse; I think that it led to a certain > onesided development. If you didn't have the mouse, programs would > have been designed differently - and better I think. (graphic tablets > for graphic applications being an exception) >
To access a screen efficiently at a random x,y coordinate you need a 2 dimensional pointing device of some kind. Mouse, tablet, trackball, whatever. Text is usually random placement of letters in 2D. Spreadsheets often are random in their placement of which number you need to access next, etc. You can do lot with key combinations to compensate for the lack of a 2D pointer, but for most people, a mouse is definitely better than pure keyboard input for more situations than simply drawing random lines on a screen. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
