On Feb 27, 2011, at 2/27 5:09 AM, David Levine wrote:
> So I'm interested in why Bill (and thanks also for the contact
> yesterday) feels it is less error prone and quicker to use the
> keyboard as well as what the rest of the list thinks.
Why restrict yourself to either the mouse or the keyboard?
Personally, I think multi-touch screens can be easier and faster than
a mouse, and more intuitive than a keyboard when you don't need to
enter alphanumeric data.
The latter requirement makes a touch screen moderately useless with
SSB nor CW where you have to type most of the time, but a touch screen
can be faster than a mouse when you want to select something. With
multi-touch gestures, you can reduce the need to move the hands to
specific positions. E.g., to engage or cancel AFC, just use a gesture
anywhere on the screen rather than the need to point somewhere to
touch or click it.
A "remote" screen (such an iPad through WiFi) which you can move
around makes it less likely to afflict carpal tunnel syndrome, too.
(I have an existing Carpal Tunnel problem and I had in the last year
or two been using Ergomotion's mouse because standard mice forced my
right hand into a fixed angle -- the mouse appears to work for me, but
even better would be no mouse at all :-).
IMHO, anything that is more "intuitive" to man is going to be better.
I.e., instead of training ourselves to match the computer hardware and
software needs, make the computer hardware and software match what man
has been doing for a million years.
73
Chen, W7AY
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