Chipp, I use two-button mice when I teach on the PC platform. I've played around with 3-button mice a bit. I have a 4-button programmable Kensington trackball (and a two-button Stingray trackball that offers true right-clickability).
In addition to reading and agreeing with Raskin (although I think he was a bit of a nutter on the whole modality issue), my observations are partly based on nearly a decade of teaching new computer users how to use a computer. And it's definitely been a problem. I'm not certain I understand your argument about not using a computer reducing errors. Of course that's true. But that's not the issue. It's which is easier to learn? A one-button mouse or a two button mouse or a three button mouse... or an n-button mouse? Englebert, of course, ultimately ended up preferring something else altogether to a uni-button mouse. I think it was a foot-based control. I once had an English teacher stricken by polio in his youth who steered his car using a foot-based device... Judy On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, Chipp Walters wrote: > Judy, > > Good duck and cover ;-) > > Never using a computer in the first place reduces errors to nill...does > that make it preferrable? Just wondering, how much experience do you > have with multi-button mice? _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
