[TxMt] Anybody else who LIKES to use the mouse?

[Thomas Aylott (subtleGradient)]

On Apr 13, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Gerd Knops wrote:

> OK, so we know there are plenty of people here that would like to  
> be able to do everything with the keyboard so they have to reach  
> over to the mouse as little as possible.
>
> Me, I confess I use the mouse ALL the time:
>
> - Moving more than 2 lines? Use the mouse...
> - Making ANY kind of selection? Use the mouse...
> - Browse through code? Use the mouse...
> ...
>
> I never could get the hang of using a gazillion shortcuts to make  
> the cursor fly, and I have been programming professionally (well,  
> at least making a living of it) for 25 years.
>
> So am I really alone, or are there others out there like me? If  
> yes, please speak up! I think we need to join and speak up, so that  
> Alan knows we exist and stops catering exclusively to the "keyboard  
> only" users!
>
> My name is Gerd, and I like to use the mouse!

I keep a trackball in my left hand and a 13 button mouse in my right.

Almost all of my navigation and selections are made with the mouse.
	I have bound balance jr and select current scope to 3 of the buttons  
on my mouse.

It used to REALLY annoy me that I couldn't just double click to  
select things properly,
	but I have mostly gotten around that with Balance Jr.
	Thanks for opening that wound :'(

I really want to have more mouse related stuff.
	Better mouse & keyboard selections and navigating non-word characters.
	Custom toolbars and button bars.
	Be able to add stuff to the right click menu.
	etc...

I used to use the trackpad in my PowerBook a lot too. Mostly for  
scrolling.

So, yes.
My mouse and trackball are extremely important to me.


thomas Aylott — subtleGradient — CrazyEgg — sixteenColors

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