On 30 Jun 2009 at 7:24, Phil Daley wrote: > At 6/29/2009 09:00 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > >On 29 Jun 2009 at 20:53, Christopher Smith wrote: > > > >> On Jun 29, 2009, at 8:35 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > >> > >> > On 29 Jun 2009 at 13:33, Christopher Smith wrote: > >> > > >> >> I'm just saying that just because the study may be valid, it > >> >> doesn't mean it applies to ME. > >> > > >> > Why would you find it important or necessary to say so? > >> > >> Well, you know, just because! Why are YOU so implicated in the > >> conversation? > > > >I'm flabbergasted at the opposition the mere reporting of a fact has > >generating. > > Because it isn't a "fact".
Yes, it *is* a fact: The studies where, in FACT, done, and did, in FACT, reach the conclusions I reported. This is the only FACT that I reported, but you and others: > It is a study of a certain select group of > people, obviously, those not familar with the program or keyboard usage. ...respond as though I said the studies were correct. I never said any such thing, nor implied it. You're reacting, irrationally and emotionally, to something that has never been said. > >> You keep saying you don't have a dog in this race. I > >> do; it's my own practice, which I am constantly trying to improve and > >> speed up. I'm not convinced that the study concluding mousing is > >> faster applies to me using Finale, > > > >Did anyone say it did? > > > >What puzzles me is why others have such a short fuse when it is > >merely pointed out that studies have shown that most people are > >faster with the mouse. > > Because a lot of people are faster with the keyboard. It all depends on > who you test. And the FACT of the studies' results does not challenge that one iota. It's that FACT that you seem to be missing. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
