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From: czei@cbdkc1.ATT.COM (Michael Czeiszperger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Power Users (long)
Message-ID: <2716@cbdkc1.ATT.COM>
Date: 5 Jan 88 14:12:03 GMT
References: <2373@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU> <463@psu-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: czei@cbdkc1.UUCP (Michael S. Czeiszperger CB 1L334 x4952 ADMIN)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus
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In article <463@psu-cs.UUCP> smethers@psu-cs.UUCP (Paul Smethers) writes:
>Secondly, you have my vote for as many key commands as possible.  Please
>never "replace" mouse commands for key commands, but have as many key command
>substitutes as possible.  

This does not work in instances where the purpose of the program is
to give the user access to data which is best 'viewed' rather than
concepualized.  For instance, when editing digitized sound, the
user interface design should visually provide the user with all the
information needed about the sound.  Instantaneous volume and sample
values are just two of the parameters that are best viewed graphically.
If a program was designed to give some mythical power user some features,
how could you hide those features in keyboard commands, when their
purpose is entirely graphical?


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