>>17
No, don't be silly. That's what graphics tablets are for.
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Anonymous2008-09-02 15:49
>>15
Except for scrolling up/down, navigating history, operating tabs, going to a known url or bookmark and searching either the web or internally on the page, not to mention actually typing stuff?
Which leaves us with... Clicking links and choosing between lots of form elements, like on /prog/.
I question your definition of `most' here.
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Anonymous2008-09-02 17:57
>>19 scrolling up/down,
Depends. Not clear cut. navigating history,
Small history keboard. Big history mouse.
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Anonymous2008-09-02 18:19
>>20
The fact that you aren't aware of keyboard shortcuts beyond the arrow keys doesn't mean the mouse is more efficient.
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Anonymous2008-09-02 18:32
>>21
The fact that you assume makes an ass out of you and me.
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Anonymous2008-09-02 19:31
>>15
No
Which doesn't mean vim and anything that resembles it don't suck.
the mouse isn't always the way. there's like 86 keys to navigate with and u can work quicker with your hands always on the keyboard.
mouse == easy to learn, faster in the hands of simpletons
keyboard == hard to master, faster in the hands of EXPERT PROGRAMMER
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Anonymous2008-09-03 5:10
>>27 mouse == easy to learn, faster in the hands of simpletons
keyboard == hard to master, faster in the hands of EXPERT PROGRAMMER
So, even though I might me a ``simpleton'', I should use the keyboard, just because advanced guys can utilise it better?
Anything positional is better with the mouse. (ie, I want this connected to that from a giant pile of shit)
Anything that's a single atomic input is much faster with a single keystroke or chord. (like menu command items)
GUI forms are (if they're any good) self-documenting, while cmdline configuration is only useful if you either have it memorized or keep flipping to man pages or some shit constantly.
Stupid fuckers bitching about "lol hurf stupid mouse lusers" or "lol hurf luddite terminal morons" both need a fucking brick to the face.
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Anonymous2008-09-03 5:36
>>30
NO U!
the thread is about browsing, and how best to go about it. you just got angry and spunked off some textbook HCI bollocks that doesn't really help anyone.
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Anonymous2008-09-03 6:36
I use both. Mostly keyboard for URLs, tabs, unlinked URLs (P <3), and mouse for clicking links and deep menus.
>>30 self-documenting
No, get the fuck out. "Self-documentation" is a bullshit excuse to not write meaningful documentation. I've used maybe TWO applications which didn't need a manual (one of them was MS Paint) and even fewer actually come with usable documentation.
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Anonymous2008-09-03 9:27
>>33
That was actually an interesting read. Thanks Anon.
I'm still a keyboard lover however.