Re: my open x11 issues
Re: my open x11 issues
- Subject: Re: my open x11 issues
- From: Sean Ahern <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 21:34:20 -0700
Tim Cutts wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 04:26:02PM -0700, Sean Ahern wrote:
> > And this makes for a higher productivity in general while using the
> > operating system.
>
> I disagree - it's just a case of what you are used to.
User interface studies have proven that having user interface elements stay
in the same place improves productivity and decreases the amount of time it
takes to perform a given task.
You (and I) may enjoy an alternate interface, but usability studies show
that Apple (or Parc) really knew what they were doing when they designed
the original Mac OS desktop.
> If you really want productivity, you use the keyboard shortcuts,
You're correct here. Keyboard shortcuts hook into the muscle memory
concept I mentioned. And even more so, as you mention. You don't have to
think about the mouse is currently for navigation. You instead move your
hands to a familiar position on the keyboard.
That's one of the reasons that I love the Linux window managers. I can
switch desktops, move the mouse around, do a heck of lot more interaction
than I can on the Mac.
> and here Windows and other IBM CUA derivatives (Motif, OS/2) wins over
> the Mac, because *all* menu items are keyboard-reachable, whether or not
> they have accelerators defined. It's one of the few things I dislike
> about the Mac GUI - I have to use the mouse a lot more than I did in
> Windows, and as a past RSI sufferer, that worries me.
I agree. They're new "move the mouse with the arrow keys" thing just
doesn't cut it.
> Your muscle memory theory doesn't work either, because the file menu
> moves depending on how long the name of the application is (watch it jump
> as you switch from "Word" to "Photoshop Elements"), so you can't just
> throw the mouse pointer into the right place automatically.
You're right. The design changes that Apple has made with OS X have
decreased the facility of muscle memory. However, the current situation is
much better than if the menus were instead at the top of each window, as
others have recommended.
-Sean
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