On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:52:14 -0400, Russ Cox <r...@swtch.com> wrote:
Arguing about mouse vs keyboard misses the point.
I'm very happy with acme's use of the mouse, but
acme's power comes from the rest of its design.
I decided to try Acme not because of the heavy reliance on the mouse (I am
perfectly happy to use the mouse of the keyboard), but because it has a
relatively novel and I am hoping productive philosophy on the interface
design and interaction of programs in general. The idea that I can reuse
and customize interfaces "at the moment" to what I need the most right
then attracts me. The stream of text oriented design that let's me perform
operations on selections of text that I would normally have a harder time
describing in Vi gives me the warm and fuzzies. The mouse is an effective
device, and so far, Acme has made good use of it, but the combination of
that plus the reusability and usefulness of all the elements of the
interface makes things that much better.
Aaron W. Hsu
--
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive. -- C. S. Lewis
