This conversation bring to my mind the second thing that I love about LEGACY I have one good working hand andhave just entered 500 persons into my Legacy in one day using mostly the keyboard and short cut keys what a dream
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Janetzko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:38 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] The one thing that does drive me nuts about Legacy > Mike, > > "I'm a very keyboard oriented user, and avoid the mouse if I can possibly > do so." > > That explains our different working techniques. I was also very heavily > keyboard oriented, but that is because my computer work started with dumb > terminals connected to mainframes. A mouse was not an option in those days. > Things were done with simple easy-to-remember commands and function keys. > > When I had to adapt to Windows, I found there is no such thing as a simple > keyed command string anymore and there are nowhere near enough function keys > to replace them all. The rather pathetic substitute for the lack of > function > keys is the multiple-key command, of which there are way too many to ever > remember since there is no rational structure to them. The final key in the > multiple key command may occasionally have some mnemonic value, but darned > if > I can ever remember whether to precede it with Shift or Alt or Ctrl. Now, > Cut/Copy/Paste I can remember, but after that I find the once-dreaded mouse > to be the lesser of the evils. ;-) > > Bob > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike > Christie > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 09:48 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] The one thing that does drive me nuts about > Legacy > > > Bob Janetzko wrote: > > It is my belief that Alt-Tab is only a meaningful alternative for people > > who have no more than 2 or 3 windows open. Since I generally have at > least > > 10 or 12 open windows, I'd never even consider cycling through them all. > > I think different people are going to find different methods useful, > certainly. For me, I find that holding down the Alt key and tapping the tab > key a few times is a far quicker way of switching between applications, and > in > fact I find it much more useful with ten or twenty windows than I would with > just a couple -- the little window that comes up gives you the title of each > program, which is very helpful. Even with twenty windows an informal test > suggests I can get to any one of them in under two seconds. But my > experience > isn't going to apply to everyone; I'm a very keyboard oriented user, and > avoid > the mouse if I can possibly do so. > > Mike > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
