Now now, that's not very nice. Like it or not, the mouse is a useful tool for many. Perhaps not so much so to a blind person, but doing that to someone who is trying to help you would be like someone turning off my speakers while I was trying to help them. It would make me not want to help them in the future. Additionally, using the mouse equivalent of Window-Eyes, I.E. the number pad to move the mouse pointer, can be just as effective as a physical mouse. I use it all the time to get around programs and would fee lost without it.
On 9/2/2010 6:11 PM, Tyler Juranek wrote: > Folks, > I agree with david here. > The mouse is one of those out-of-date products. > It does nothing but waste time. > When I ask a sighted person to do something for me, they go right for the > mouse. > You know what I do? > Knock there fingers right off the thing! > Tyler > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, Sep 2, 2010 9:26:14 > Subject: Re: Mouse Vs Keyboard > >> >> >> >> >> his >> Funny you mentioned this. Some years ago, I was delivering a new computer to >> one customer. I started to teach him how to use the keyboard, by pressing >> Alt-F to go to the File menu, and then do your stuff there, or even just >> press CTRL-S to save the document. The guy, stubbornly insisted on using his >> poor plastic thing, the mouse. So, I let him sit there and fool around with >> it for a while. But you know, he took a few moments for every little thing >> he needed to do. >> >> Finally, I made him an offer: Now, I said, let us try this out. Me being >> blind, and hence prefering the keyboard commands, you being sighted >> prefering the mouse. Let us do ten operations here in this very application, >> you go ahead with your mouse, and I will do the same tasks with the >> keyboard. Then, let's see, who is performing the quickest. >> >> Do I need to tell you, who won that game? OK, I am a driven computer person, >> he wasn't. But still, I do believe, in most cases you work far quicker with >> good shortcut keyboard commands. Even before people will have reached their >> mouse, I will have pressed the two or three keystrokes, to perform a certain >> task. And, quite often, when working with sighted people, I hear comments >> like 'oh, let's see, where did my mouse pointer g"' And, then they start to >> rush that thing back and forth, so as to find out, where on the screen they >> are. And having found out, it is time to start moving it to the desired >> position. Finally, they can start clickng the mouse. Pfew! I am three lines >> ahead with my typing, at this moment; having performed the task way back! >> (Smile!) >> >> You know, sometimes I get the feeling, that if soemthing is technically >> posible, LET's GO FOR IT! No matter if it is practical, just let's go for >> it; cause it is technically possible. How did people ever do without a >> mouse? >> >> Yes, the way GW has sorted things out, with keyboard control for the mouse — >> I guess — is some of the better ways to do the job, for the blind. OK, it >> might not always be the perfect solution, but in most cases work pretty >> fine. Besides, I really think, we as blind people have enough 'gadgets' to >> drag around, and fool with. If I can save myself the hazzle of having to >> keep track of yet another plastic thing on my desk — be it wired, or >> wireless — I greatly prefer doing so. -- Raul A. Gallegos GW Micro Technical Support And Product Specialist Voice 260-489-3671, Fax 260-489-2608 Web http://www.gwmicro.com If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
