As a matter of not that idle curiosity and marginally on-topic -- what's the best cpm typing on a touchscreen? I have a friend who has switched to a touch-screen because she was told it would be easier on her arthritic fingers. The advice is probably right, mostly because she says it takes so long to type a sentence she types fewer per hour. She's NOT a happy-camper.
Cheryl Jay 1FamilyTree wrote: > Kathy, > > Think touchscreen. > > > On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 12:08 AM, Kathy Thompson > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I hope not - I can't hold a mouse or a pen for long > enough to do a lot of things - I rely on a keyboard for > a lot (a LOT) of my work and communications > > > On 28 November 2013 18:01, Jay 1FamilyTree > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Regarding the Keyboard shortcuts - > > I think if you look at it from the prospective of > the future of the keyboard, > you will be glad you started moving away from those > (Keyboard only shortcuts) now, as 5 years from now > there wont be (physical) keyboards. > > Just another way of looking at it. > > > Jay > > The only thing that is permanent is change. > > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Wendy Howard > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Did I mention that I'm getting tired? It's > almost time for me to go to > sleep. ;-) > > I've just re-read the thread below, and I > appreciate that the old > single-letter-single-letter shortcuts might not > be able to be restored, > that those functions would have to be reassigned > to other key > combinations. I missed you saying that before. > BTW, I just mentioned > the ones I probably use most as an example, I > use a lot more - or at > least, I used to. > > But they can be relearned, once they're > reassigned. It should not be a > reason to not implement them in the first place. > > Kind Regards, > Wendy > > Brian/Support said the following on 28/11/2013 > 3:17 p.m.: > > As I understand it from the programmer's > explanation during the beta > > testing, we cannot trap (technical term for > capturing for a special > > purpose) standard key presses and pass those > on to implement the ribbon > > functions. > > > > Making a suggestion is unlikely to change > anything since what you will > > be asking for (if it is the two key commands > you want reinstated) is > > impossible. If you want to suggest that those > old keyboard commands be > > implemented as Alt-key, Ctrl-key combinations > then a suggestion would be > > appropriate. > > > > Brian > > Customer Support > > Millennia Corporation > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > > > > On 27/11/2013 7:15 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: > >> Thanks for the quick response, Brian. > >> > >> Your answer is very disappointing, though. > I much prefer keyboard > >> shortcuts to reaching for the mouse or trackpad. > >> > >> This might be a deal-breaker for me. I'll > have to think about it. Quite > >> happy with v7.5, so have no qualms about > continuing to use it for now - > >> and my Deluxe customer number for v8 just > arrived a few moments ago, so > >> I have a choice to make. > >> > >> I hope there is a plan to restore them > (albeit with new key combinations > >> that fit the new ribbon control) in the near > future. > >> > >> Would it help if I put in a suggestion > through the proper channels? > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> Wendy > >> > >> Brian/Support said the following on > 28/11/2013 12:49 p.m.: > >>> They have gone. One by-product of the > change to the Ribbon control we > >>> use in Legacy 8 is that we can no longer > use those old two letter > >>> shortcuts and now can only use Function > Key, Alt-Key or CTRL-Key > >>> shortcuts as documented in the Help. > >>> > >>> Brian > >>> Customer Support > >>> Millennia Corporation > >>> [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > >>> > >>> On 27/11/2013 1833, Wendy Howard wrote: > >>>> Where have all the keyboard shortcuts > gone? The list in v8 is > >>>> significantly shorter than the one for v7, > and my "old favourites" are > >>>> not working. > >>>> > >>>> Basics such as Edit Wife (E - W) and Edit > Husband (E - H) appear to have > >>>> vanished. Along with Add Daughter and Add > Son, Husband's Parents, even > >>>> the shortcuts to switch between views. > >>>> > >>>> Am I missing something, or have they gone? > >>>> > >>>> Wendy Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
