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I'm genuinely curious: do you not read through code from top to bottom? That's a very common thing that I do, and using the mouse is a comfortable way of accomp
by snazz 6y ago
I'm genuinely curious: do you not read through code from top to bottom? That's a very common thing that I do, and using the mouse is a comfortable way of accomplishing it.
- kgwgk 6y agoIf you want to go to the next page (screen) of code, isn’t the keyboard just as comfortable? If you want to go down until you find the thing you’re looking for, wouldn’t a search using the keyboard be potentially more comfortable?
- snazz 6y agoI like how I can control the rate at which I scroll with the mouse more easily than with the keyboard. It's a more intuitive movement that I can adjust to match the speed of my reading.
- kgwgk 6y agoThe point is that reading code from top to bottom is not a reason to need or prefer a mouse. Other people prefer using a keyboard and find moving through pages more intuitive than scrolling.
- macintux 6y agoDifferent people have different preferences, so clearly it is a reason to prefer a mouse. I don’t use my mouse with Emacs, but I’m not going to tell someone else they’re wrong for wanting to. I’m beginning to see why people feel the Emacs community is less-than-welcoming.
- kgwgk 6y agoOf course different people have different preferences. I don’t tell anybody that the way they prefer is wrong! I don’t say there is a reason to prefer the keyboard either. But being what it is doesn’t make Emacs broken. You can definitely read code from top to bottom on it.