On Thu, 28 May 2009 11:08:08 +0100, Paul Rudin wrote: > Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> writes: > > >> * if possible, all functionality should be capable of being performed >> by either the mouse or keyboard. > > I'd imagine that the requirement that *all* functionality can be > performed with the mouse rules out many text editors. Almost the > defining feature of a text editor is the ability to type text... which > mostly happens with a keyboard.
Likewise graphics editors -- it's difficult if not impossible to edit an image pixel by pixel using the keyboard. Hence the "if possible". (Aside: It's really discouraging that, even on a technical newsgroup where most of the people are relatively intelligent, the provisos and qualifications I give seem to be ignored in favour of an unrealistically extreme interpretation.) I do recall once in the mid 1980s, using a Macintosh with a broken keyboard. I was actually able to get useful work done by clicking letters on a virtual keyboard (the "Keyboard" desk accessory for those who remember it) and copying and pasting the text into the editor. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
