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> Using F-keys for the most shortcuts was standard across DOS apps. That doesn't make it a good idea. In UI design, people don't say 'we're using this because
by mmooss 2y ago
> Using F-keys for the most shortcuts was standard across DOS apps.
That doesn't make it a good idea. In UI design, people don't say 'we're using this because it was used in 1980s DOS programs'.
You may find it to be fine - I don't mind function keys, but I they aren't nearly as efficient. But we're talking about the general public.
- bluGill 2y agoBetter options didn't exist. Wordperfect was expected to work on a 4mhz computer with a low resoluion screen and be fast. f keys or contorl shortcuts - both were not good options but given the constraints fkeys are better - f keys had a place to put your cheet sheet.
- mmooss 2y agoI'm not criticizing WordPerfect, though I wonder why they didn't use accelerator keys and the keyboard (e.g., ctrl+s) - or was that an option in WP? Regardless, my point was that their keyboard UI wasn't as efficient as Vi. WP still made the right choice - no way the general public was learning Vi!