From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:30:37 -0300 From: "Iruata Souza" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: <6AB24A226A77E17024CF16B9@172.16.10.224> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <6AB24A226A77E17024CF16B9@172.16.10.224> Subject: Re: [9fans] sad commentary Topicbox-Message-UUID: d4698984-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 4:47 AM, Eris Discordia wrote: > Window decorations (as they're called in X-speak) are not "mere > decorations," they're useful. The two button (+/- wheel) mouse is prevalent > because for most people only the index and middle finger are robust enough. > The ring finger is never on par with them, except of course with the > unnecessary adjustment Plan 9 users seem to go through. Assigning the middle > finger to both second and third buttons is another solution which is equally > uncomfortable. > I see you have been doing a lot of research on ergonomics. > Microsoft certainly has put a lot of money into researching human > interfacing and the outcome is free for all to get and implement. Don't > think for a moment that because it's Microsoft it has to be taken lightly. > Hundreds of small rounded corners have made the Windows GUI experience a > much better experience than that of "any" alternative GUI. > of course I agree your personal opinions could be taken as representatives of human kind's opinions but, just in case, would you mind showing the results of your great research on the subject? thanks, iru