Slashdot // Keyboards are Good; Mouses are Dumb

Gizmo · 09-June-05, 03:19 AM

An anonymous reader writes "Most emacs/vi users know this, but it seems the more I use the mouse, the less output I am making. The keyboard does seem to make much more of a mind-meld than the imprecise mouse. Paul Tyma hits it on the head."http://hardware.slashdot.org/article...54229&from=rss

FunkyFresh · 09-June-05, 09:48 AM

Interesting article (here's a direct link). The one thing I'd somewhat disagree with is his assessment that graphics pepole prefer mice entirely. While it would suck to have to edit an image with the keyboard exclusively, I've found my speed using Photoshop has increased markedly in the past year. Why? Cause I learned a lot of the keyboard shortcuts. Now I use my left hand for selecting tools (on the keyboard) and leave the cursor on the actual work area. As with the other apps he mentioned, it's much faster to learn the keyboard shortcuts.

Incidentally, I have to admit I like vi.

09-June-05, 03:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gizmo News Hound Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Floating among Data streams, waiting for the right moment Posts: 44,023	Slashdot // Keyboards are Good; Mouses are Dumb An anonymous reader writes "Most emacs/vi users know this, but it seems the more I use the mouse, the less output I am making. The keyboard does seem to make much more of a mind-meld than the imprecise mouse. Paul Tyma hits it on the head."http://hardware.slashdot.org/article...54229&from=rss

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09-June-05, 09:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maine Posts: 3,021	Interesting article (here's a direct link). The one thing I'd somewhat disagree with is his assessment that graphics pepole prefer mice entirely. While it would suck to have to edit an image with the keyboard exclusively, I've found my speed using Photoshop has increased markedly in the past year. Why? Cause I learned a lot of the keyboard shortcuts. Now I use my left hand for selecting tools (on the keyboard) and leave the cursor on the actual work area. As with the other apps he mentioned, it's much faster to learn the keyboard shortcuts. Incidentally, I have to admit I like vi.