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Do most functions of most software require precision clicking? Why not just have mouse-specific UI for the particular tasks that benefit from it, and common UI
by contextfree 14y ago
Do most functions of most software require precision clicking? Why not just have mouse-specific UI for the particular tasks that benefit from it, and common UI for the rest? This would be similar to how some advanced programs that are basically mouse-driven still have keyboard shortcuts and sometimes even command line consoles, etc., for more advanced usage. I don't think you need an entirely separate UI to achieve this, you can just have certain special widgets, views, "power tools" etc. that act as "mouse shortcuts".
- marshray 14y agoI find most software involves highlighting text. I use the ability to click the space between individual characters quite often. Finger touch plus adjustments with arrow keys gets the job done, but nothing beats the mouse at this for me. When Windows 95 came out we all had fun trying all the crazy pointer themes it supported (hands, etc.), but I suspect we've all now settled on the fine-tip pointer arrow and I-beam.