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It's official: We're dinosaurs.

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:51:09 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

On 2008-11-20 16:48:14 -0500, Justin C said:

UI technology may have improved some software, but my newsreader is
still great, $DEITY knows how long after it was first created, there is
no need for a point an click GUI, it's not possible to make it easier to
use with a mouse.

I like having a variety of options. About all I use are the mouse and a
scroll-wheel. Programmed the keys so the left thumb is back, right
finger forward. No need to reach for function keys, etc.

People who are in a hurry know that the less they use the mouse and
the more they use the keys, the faster they get around. Mouse is
certainly easier, but it is also a lot SLOWER.

Keyboard shortcuts are quickest for repeated complicated tasks, but for
something simple like browsing a newsgroup, a multi-button mouse with
some of those shortcuts programmed on the extra buttons on a per
application basis is actually *quicker*. I used to read this group
using a joystick interface gamepad with *lots* of extra buttons, but it
died amd I now have to settle for a five button mouse :-(

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