> Obviously using a mouse to cut/copy and paste, within the same document or between independent documents, is more efficient than what you just described. You

> Obviously using a mouse to cut/copy and paste, within the same document or between independent documents, is more efficient than what you just described. You may personally believe this strongly, but it's most certainly not "obvious"... In reality, as is usually the case, it depends very much on the details of what's being done. Some cases are faster with a mouse, others with well-designed keyboard commands. [Which is why good editors support both styles of interaction...]