Hi all,
On Saturday, October 02, 1999, 7:03:34 PM (-5 GMT), Claude scribbled:
> Well, a scroll-wheeled mouse is less than 10 $, so I think that near
> anybody could get one. But I think, too, that each one as the right to
> prefer using kbd than mouse wheel, and to ask for an improvement of
> its functionality in TB!
Well, everyone has a keyboard while many don't have a scroll-wheel mouse
whether or not it's cheap. In fact some would refuse a scroll-wheel
mouse if you handed one over to them free of charge. :)
Attention to keyboard usability with respect to apps such as e-mail
clients are therefore well appreciated. Simply having a keyboard
shortcut available is not enough but the most commonly used ones should
be the simplest to use.
AM>> But the PgUp button is already there and works.
> A time more, you're true :)))
> But, for me, the use of the space bar is far more ergonomic, and I
> would like to have the possibility of a reverse move, shift+sp, may,
> for me, be the best combination.
Interesting that I'm pushing for desisting from keyboard combo's. Key
combo's shortcuts are used as a last resort, when the intended function
will clash with another. The pgUp button is a single key to achieve an
effect. I find it interesting that you prefer a key combo to a single
key.
> You would notice, too, that the PgUp don't skip to the message before
> when at the top of the post so, when I hit sp one time too much and go
> to the message after, it's a long maneuver to go back.
That's another thing with this space bar method of reading. You hit it
to go one page down and need to go back up you have to reach for the up
button. The arrow buttons are right there together however but
unfortunately one has to use them with the alt button.
> For me, as I prefer the mouse for smooth scrolling, the reverse "space
> barring" would be the interesting feature. But I support your idea, as
> it seems to be very convenient for kbd using people.
> btw: what is this "agent" you're talking about ?
It's Forte' Agent, a newsreader primarily but which may also be used as
an e-mail client. I was using it as my e-mail client before changing to
TB! and I still use it for newsgroups. It's keyboard shortcuts are well
thought out. Another app with well thought out keyboard shortcuts is
Opera. Very nice. Most common browsing functions are single key and are
placed on the keyboard in a fashion that makes them nicely accessible
for the given task. Opposing functions are mapped side by side and
different single keys are used instead of key combos which are in turn
reserved for less commonly done tasks.
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Regards,
-=Ali=-
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