On 09/06/27(土), at 19:28, David W. Fenton wrote:
Er, what? I select text without using the mouse all the time. The
SHIFT key plus any keys that move the cursor select text.
I use Shift+Opt+Arrow keys to select a word.
Opt+Arrow jumps per word,
And Cmd+Arrow jumps to the beginning/end of a lin
--- On Sat, 6/27/09, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
> Was it general public or touch-typists? I'm gonna guess
> general public, which
> would make a huge difference. If you have to look, I'd
> guess mouse is faster.
>
Having to look is what slows me down when I work with a mouse - if I'm doing
s
On 27 Jun 2009 at 19:32, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
> On Sat, June 27, 2009 7:25 pm, David W. Fenton wrote:
> > All I know is what the researchers report, that overall, mousing is
> > faster than keyboard. I don't know exactly how they tested, but the
> > results have stood up over many years of
On Sat, June 27, 2009 7:25 pm, David W. Fenton wrote:
> All I know is what the researchers report, that overall, mousing is
> faster than keyboard. I don't know exactly how they tested, but the
> results have stood up over many years of assault from those who
> didn't believe them.
Was it general
On 27 Jun 2009 at 0:06, John Howell wrote:
> To change text formatting in Word, you
> first have to select the text you want to change, right? That's a
> double click (or more than one, or a sweep, but still it's done with
> the mouse). After that, sure, I know the usual keyboard shortcuts in
On 27 Jun 2009 at 7:54, Phil Daley wrote:
> I expect the users who were tested were not that familiar with the keyboard
> shortcuts.
What an incredibly stupid response.
> It's obviously faster to make a few keystrokes that navigating a set of
> menus with a mouse.
You really think that Apple
On 26 Jun 2009 at 22:16, Christopher Smith wrote:
> On Jun 26, 2009, at 9:16 PM, 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
On 27 Jun 2009 at 0:33, John Howell wrote:
> how
> many keystrokes would it take to more the cursor in the first place
> without using the mouse at all?
You underrate the value of accuracy. The mouse is great for selecting
large objects, and for selecting multiple objects (with a
click/drag)
Am 27.06.2009 um 06:37 schrieb Frank Prain:
John, you can use the similar combinations to move your cursor
around as
well. Just don't use the Shift, as that does the selecting of the
text.
eg Ctrl-Arrow will move the cursor a word at a time. I just hold my
thumb on
the right Ctrl key and u
Don't use a clip file. You can just copy and paste from one document
to another.
Cheers,
- Darcy
-
djar...@earthlink.net
Brooklyn, NY
On 27 Jun 2009, at 3:25 PM, Martin Banner wrote:
Using Finale 2008 on a Mac...
I want to create a clip file from one document and paste it into a
ne
Using Finale 2008 on a Mac...
I want to create a clip file from one document and paste it into a new
document. Here's what I used to do in Finale 2003a that always worked:
1. highlight the violin 1 part, hold down option key, go to edit menu
and click on copy to clip file, to create a clip
On 27 Jun 2009, at 2:22 PM, Martin Banner wrote:
In Finale 2008 on my Mac, I just created a new file and have begun
inputting notes. I just realized, after playing back the file, that
I neglected during the setup procedure to pull down to the Garritan
sounds (instead I ended up with smart
In Finale 2008 on my Mac, I just created a new file and have begun
inputting notes. I just realized, after playing back the file, that I
neglected during the setup procedure to pull down to the Garritan
sounds (instead I ended up with smart synth sounds, or whatever
they're called). Is ther
It's funny you should mention that - I only ever use the left shift key,
even when the other key to be pressed is under that hand. Rather like
double-stopping a violin :)
Adam Golding wrote:
exactly-keyboard shortcuts have a steeper learning curve-pianists are pretty
good with them, though :
At 7:50 AM +1000 6/26/09, Matthew Hindson (gmail) wrote:
Can Sibelius now have bar numbers centred, automatically underneath
each bar of the lowest staff in the piece? Couldn't before.
In a word, yes, in Sibelius 5 at least. Bar numbers were a mess in
Sibelius 4, only because the adjustments
At 2:25 AM +0200 6/26/09, shirling & neueweise wrote:
It's not even on Sibelius' schedule to implement.
sibelius policy is to let you know "this isn't needed by many users,
we won't implement it." but with a smile, direct from the CEOs.
I've heard about that, but I believe it is ancient hist
exactly-keyboard shortcuts have a steeper learning curve-pianists are pretty
good with them, though :p
2009/6/27 Phil Daley
> I expect the users who were tested were not that familiar with the keyboard
> shortcuts.
>
> It's obviously faster to make a few keystrokes that navigating a set of
> men
I expect the users who were tested were not that familiar with the keyboard
shortcuts.
It's obviously faster to make a few keystrokes that navigating a set of
menus with a mouse.
At 6/26/2009 09:33 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
>On 27 Jun 2009 at 2:20, Owain Sutton wrote:
>
>> David W. Fenton w
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