Re: Accounting Vendors

["Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Following a sugestion read in "New Scientist" I began using the mouse 
with my left hand, that leaves my right hand free to use the numeric 
keypad, enter, +, -, etc.  At first it required some adjusting, but now 
I got used and using the mouse with my left hand became natural.  That 
helps a lot to avoid changing from mouse to keyboard, exept when you 
need to type text.  Still, I write functions that allow my users to keep 
theyr hands on the keyboard.
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Trevor Perry wrote:

> "Typing and mousing is a no-no" is simply an ~opinion~. There is no 
> reason why a user cannot mouse and type at the same time. In this 
> thread, Doug Hart said "...I have adjusted.  I now only use my left 
> hand for typing on the keyboard and my right hand on the mouse".
>
> If you use the mouse more than the keyboard, put the mouse in your 
> dominant hand. If you use the keyboard more than the mouse, then learn 
> to use the mouse with your non-dominant hand. This is a very simple 
> approach that will let users be efficient in ANY application.
>
> Of course, if an application was written correctly, the user would key 
> when keying was needed, and mouse when mousing was needed. I 
> personally have converted green applications to where a complete order 
> entry was converted from heads down data entry to half a dozen mouse 
> clicks. The user spends most time checking the data for validity and 
> the computer does the grunt work.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Jager W."
> Subject: Re: Accounting Vendors
>
>
> > Typing and "mousing" is a no-no.  Web applications should either 
> > allow to enter all, ar at least most, info trough the muose, or use 
> > only the keyboard.  Normaly you can go from a field to the next using 
> > "tab", also a fairly simple javascript can emulate the "field-" and 
> > "field+".
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> >
> >
> > It all comes down to a cost-benefit analysis. Like it or not, from an
> > ergonomic point of view, the 5250 data stream protocol is much more
> > efficient than Windows + HTML, aside from being more suited to rapid 
> > data
> > entry. Easier to just hit Field Exit than to click on another field 
> > with the
> > mouse (both hands stay on the keyboard).