Kbd UIs (was Re: ID computer

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
Date: Wed May 23 13:14:03 2001

An interesting thread, I particularly like the ctrl-click vs vi comparison,
I have to go with John on that one, if you know enough about your computer
to use vi a similar level of skill on a windoze computer would know about
ctrl-click.

This property makes an interesting point about the discussion: "Who is the
user?"

I've mentioned here and elsewhere that I 'think' in vi/make style but my
college age friends who grew up with Visual BASIC or VC++ "think" in that
style. They achieve similar efficiencies. Both Tog and Jef presume either
"completely new user" or "one familiar with the machine" for all their
tests I believe. (They both answer email so they would be the ultimate
source of information ...)

The second interesting point is a piece of Microsoft hardware that I think
has to end up as Classic eventually is this thing under my left hand called
a 'Strategic Commander.' M$ built it as a game controller for real time
strategy games, but what they build was a chord keyboard with three an
additional three analog inputs. It works by inject USB keystrokes into the
'path' as it were. This has the potential (its fully programmable) to fully
implement Englebart's vision of a mouse/chord combo for maximum navigation
speeds.

--Chuck
Received on Wed May 23 2001 - 13:14:03 BST

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