By *us* he means us young ones. Get a linux guru over 55 into their club and they might relate and be open to it. Their philosophy is that young whiz kids lack the skill/patience to impart their knowledge to older folks.
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:37:21 +1200, Rex Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Roy Britten wrote: > > > * middle- and right-button clicks have no direct/exact equal in the > > real world -- for example, there is no action that I can perform on my > > physical desk that equates to right-clicking on the computer "desktop" > > > Not so. Right button would mostly equate to, "Open the drawer on the > desk". It usually indicates that the user wants to twiddle with something. > Middle mouse button, <paste>, hmm, drop something on it perhaps? > So we have PUSH, DROP and PULL, sorta. > > > I would further suggest that someone accustomed to using a typewriter > > (remember those?) or telephone is used to a similar action (key press) > > producing a similar response (another letter appears on the page), > > regardless of which finger is on which button/key. The failure of most > > of us to understand this is one of the reasons that organisations like > > SeniorNet prohibit us from tutoring. > > > Or the fact that they have a large Micro$oft banner on their front page? > > Cheers, Rex
