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An interesting perspective (even if, I think, hopelessly wrong-headed). Maybe that's why I hate Windows so much -- the position of the menu bar, for example, m
by podperson 15y ago
An interesting perspective (even if, I think, hopelessly wrong-headed).
Maybe that's why I hate Windows so much -- the position of the menu bar, for example, means I have to stop and think to pull menu items in a way that I never have to on the Mac (thanks to Fitt's law). Similarly, the over-reliance on toolbars and ribbons.
> Unlike the keyboard, the mouse scarcely rewards learning at all
I find it hilarious watching experienced vi and emacs folks furiously typing macros to perform text operations that are trivial with a mouse or graphical editor. The problem isn't that the mouse doesn't reward learning, but that what you learn is harder to define.
- Derbasti 15y agoThere are Vim folks who know when to use the mouse, though...
- nightski 15y agoI use emacs. I don't really feel the need to defend it however. But honestly furiously typing is just not correct. Most of it is just muscle memory, not a lot of conscience thought. It takes a lot longer to switch to the mouse and click a position than to just use the built in commands. There is also the aspect that the only time my hands hurt, or I experience carpal tunnel symptoms is when using the mouse extensively (especially when gaming). I have never had pain when using the keyboard.
- Shorel 15y ago"It takes a lot longer to switch to the mouse and click a position than to just use the built in commands." Sure. Never mind that mediocre Starcraft players like me can perform about 100 mouse actions per minute of the sort you just described. That argument really doesn't match reality anymore.