Smylers <smyl...@stripey.com> writes:
> Michael G Schwern writes:
>
>> rather than use the Windows key as an additional modifier key, like
>> the Apple/Command key, freeing up Control, they made it A) the most
>> obnoxious fat finger target since Caps Lock and B) imbued it with a
>> set of randomly assigned chords.
>
> Moreover, 'normal' modifier keys are benign if pressed on their own; you
> can safely press and release shift without anything happening.
Oh, so you might think! Not so much, if you were to (for example) play
some sort of computer game that uses the shift or control key to perform
some sort of action.
In that case, if you were to hit it five times in quick succession, you
would be treated to a wonderful pop-up asking if you would like to turn
on keyboard assistance for the disabled.
Annoying, in context, but not entirely hateful I suppose ... until you
notice that it would require fine motor control to answer in the
positive if you actually needed it...
Daniel
--
X Windows is the Iran-Contra of graphical user interfaces: a tragedy of
political compromises, entangled alliances, marketing hype, and just plain
greed. X Windows is to memory as Ronald Reagan was to money.
-- The Unix Haters Handbook
