Shortcut keys are not limited to keyboard (simultaneous mouse LEFT+RIGH click for instance). carlos
On 06/03/12 14:40, John O'Brien wrote: > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 5:26 PM, cpOno <carlos.pa...@ono.com> wrote: >> Hi all. >> >> I've been following (and using) Ubuntu since a long time (Feisty Fawn) >> now. But only helping/collaborating as time permits. >> First of all: - amazing work you guys are doing (EXCELLENT work to all >> and thanks for Ubuntu). >> Now that Wdo_zzz has gone from my home (and soon work) I will try to >> help as much as I can, because I also believe in OS community. >> Day 1 in "unity design team mailing list" >> >> A (simple but functional) proposal: >> Option 1: send the mouse pointer (coded) to the launcher when the >> Super-key is pressed >> Option 2: same as Op1 but using a short-cut (e.g.: Shift + mouse >> mid-click) - the one I like most. >> >> Best, >> carlos >> >> > I'm not a designer or UX expert, just a regular user. > > I'm wondering how using the <super> key (or any keyboard shortcut) to > initiate an action by the mouse helps anything? > If I'm going to use the mouse, I'll just use the mouse, with a slight > move to the left, I'm at the edge of the monitor anyway (I use reveal) > If I'm using keyboard shortcuts, I'll probably just stick with the keyboard. > > If I were someone who found it more productive to work with both mouse > and keyboard shortcuts, I could imagine it getting annoying that I had > to reposition the mouse. > > If experienced these kinds of optimizations before where software was > trying to anticipate where I want the mouse, but I've never seen it > work. > > jdo -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
