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They find it faster, however it usually is slower. However people don't notice type time, but they notice mouse time. Ideally, you would offer both interfaces,
by gte910h 15y ago
They find it faster, however it usually is slower. However people don't notice type time, but they notice mouse time.
Ideally, you would offer both interfaces, and let the person use what they use.
- jrgifford 15y agoAnd last I checked, they have no plans of (for 12.04, which is an LTS and therefore will be supported for 5 years) removing the traditional menu - the HUD is simply "use it if you want to".
- Symmetry 15y agoIf you're referring to the study that I think you're referring to, that result only applies to people who are just learning to do a task, not experienced users.
- gte910h 15y agoYes, same study I believe The differential was actually "commonly used tasks" and "more rarely used tasks" (which includes new users). The study did not define how to tell which task was which very well. So yes, cutting a line of text, faster via the keyboard, but capitalizing every first word? Very likely, the mouse has the edge.