On 13 Aug 2006 at 22:11, Richard Smith wrote:

> I think I was unclear about the Keypad in Sibelius. Most of the time
> (laptop on the go excluded) I use the 10 key pad on the keyboard.

But I have to use the onscreen toolbar to know what the hell the keys
do on the keypad.

> Clicking on the "toolbar" on the screen is slower. The features I
> like to have close at hand are almost all on the top tab on the
> keypad (or in the right click context menu). Others working
> differently or with different musical requirements might have a
> different experience. In general, Sibelius works better with more
> keyboard and less mousing and has extensive keyboard shortcuts.

I don't like cluttering up my mind with remembering keyboard 
shortcuts, especially for things I use only very seldom. Thus, I 
depend on the visual representation to clue me in on how to 
accomplish a task (this is what's meant by "discoverability" when 
talking about UIs). 

-- 
David W. Fenton                    http://dfenton.com
David Fenton Associates       http://dfenton.com/DFA/

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