At 09/24/2002 11:01 AM, Philip Aker wrote: >The problem with this question is it's distinct lack of scope. >Obviously, if the only thing you want to do is scroll a page and have >the cursor follow then pressing one key will do. The efficiency becomes >apparent when one has to do more than scroll--as when actually editing >a document. The navigation and selection work is all done in the arrow >area: there is no necessity to jump back and forth between the page >keys area and the arrows area to attain the functionality.
Well, on a PC keyboard, those two areas are adjacent, and since ALL windows programs support those keystrokes, they seem second-nature. >One thing that occurs to me is that you might not be familiar with >Macintosh keyboards and the use of the Command key in Macintosh >applications. It is our main modifier key. In this respect, Windows >users suffer because they don't have the advantage of the extra >modifier key and of course M$ keyboard combinations are limited >compared to the Mac. Duh!!! The Windows keyboard has MORE keystroke combinations than the MAC (not that I would consider this an advantage ;-). This shows your abysmal knowledge of the windows keyboard. Phil Daley < AutoDesk > http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
