Re: [9fans] Samterm up down key patch

[erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>]

in a general sense, i'm sure this is correct.  but there are some special
cases that are pretty important.  like when you're fixing syntax errors,
you need easy access to the mouse without getting too far from ';'.

perhaps i should learn to mouse left-handed instead.

- erik

On Thu Nov 16 08:47:21 EST 2006, plan9@sigint.cs.purdue.edu wrote:
> Maybe they're not as good an idea as they seem.  According to Douglas and
> Mithal, it's faster to reach for the mouse than to use a TrackPoint.
> Isometric joysticks are too hard to control due to their sensitivity to
> involuntary tremors in the actuating finger, which means you'll spend
> more time trying to put the cursor where you want it that you'll save
> by not reaching your hand to the mouse and back.
>
> Still, it might be nice for gross movements like scrolling or selecting
> a window.  Pie menus would be an ideal application.