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Same. The article describes friction and reducing context switching - I agree with that too. In practice: if, while in deep focus, I can e.g. navigate the proj

Same. The article describes friction and reducing context switching - I agree with that too. In practice: if, while in deep focus, I can e.g. navigate the project via muscle memory, this means I can keep thinking about the problem domain. As opposed to pausing to hunt and peck an icon or a token.

troupo 3y ago
While in deep focus I use the mouse extensively because I can scroll text, quickly Cmd/Ctrl-click on code that is far away from the cursor etc. Note: I use IntelliJ IDEA that has full keyboard navigation and mouse navigation.
- klibertp 3y ago
  Scrolling is indeed one of the things that both are and feel faster with the mouse. I also came to like docs popping up on mouse hover (in IDEA and with lsp-ui in Emacs), as well as "go to definition" on C-<mouse-1>. The context menu on right-click (see mouse3.el for Emacs) is also helpful when browsing/reading the code. When coding, reaching for the mouse is an irritating distraction. When reading, though, if you have enough actions bound to the mouse, I find mousing to be much more convenient. Mainly because I can eat my sandwich with one hand while still navigating and making minor changes with the other hand. Many mice and trackballs (my preference) offer just enough distinct buttons/events to bind almost everything you'd need to do during a review of some code, for example. Default bindings for the mouse in Emacs are all wrong for this - most useful things are bound to C/M-<mouse-x>, and pressing C or M with a hand holding a sandwich is neither convenient nor hygienic. I'm now trying to remap the useful things so that they are accessible with only a mouse.
quickthrower2 3y ago
Thats why I love the command palette in VS code. Keyboard accessible. Tells you what the short cut is but has everything because you probably wont remember them all
- oblio 3y ago
  It's basically search with autocomplete, for commands.
  - quickthrower2 3y ago
    That is all I need. I hope they don't AI-ify it or anything.

troupo 3y ago

While in deep focus I use the mouse extensively because I can scroll text, quickly Cmd/Ctrl-click on code that is far away from the cursor etc. Note: I use IntelliJ IDEA that has full keyboard navigation and mouse navigation.

klibertp 3y ago
Scrolling is indeed one of the things that both are and feel faster with the mouse. I also came to like docs popping up on mouse hover (in IDEA and with lsp-ui in Emacs), as well as "go to definition" on C-<mouse-1>. The context menu on right-click (see mouse3.el for Emacs) is also helpful when browsing/reading the code. When coding, reaching for the mouse is an irritating distraction. When reading, though, if you have enough actions bound to the mouse, I find mousing to be much more convenient. Mainly because I can eat my sandwich with one hand while still navigating and making minor changes with the other hand. Many mice and trackballs (my preference) offer just enough distinct buttons/events to bind almost everything you'd need to do during a review of some code, for example. Default bindings for the mouse in Emacs are all wrong for this - most useful things are bound to C/M-<mouse-x>, and pressing C or M with a hand holding a sandwich is neither convenient nor hygienic. I'm now trying to remap the useful things so that they are accessible with only a mouse.

quickthrower2 3y ago

Thats why I love the command palette in VS code. Keyboard accessible. Tells you what the short cut is but has everything because you probably wont remember them all

oblio 3y ago
It's basically search with autocomplete, for commands.
- quickthrower2 3y ago
  That is all I need. I hope they don't AI-ify it or anything.