David W. Fenton wrote:
On 26 Jun 2009 at 21:00, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
I have several friends that are graphic designers, and I'm in awe of
watching them work in Photoshop or Illustrator without having to use the
mouse at all. When I asked about it, they told me their productivity would
shrink by 3/4 if they didn't have the keyboard shortcuts.
And yet, the actual research on this subject completely contradicts
that user perception. That is, Apple and Microsoft's usability labs
have run the tests many times and mousing is faster than keyboarding.
It's counterintuitive to me, but them's the facts.
(BTW, those who think there's no keyboard equivalent of RIGHT-CLICK
on Windows are wrong -- there's an entire key devoted to it on any
standard Windows keyboard, including laptops)
Of course, Apple and Microsoft had a vested interest in the
research proving that mousing was faster.
Has any truly independent research verified their results?
For many users who get comfortable with the mouse as a way
of avoiding memorizing all sorts of keyboard shortcuts, it
truly is faster. But for those who have memorized keyboard
shortcuts, for many applications (I would put Finale when
used in Speedy Entry without a midi keyboard attached into
this category) every time the hands have to leave the
keyboard to move the mouse, time is lost.
--
David H. Bailey
dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
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