different UI approach

[Judy Perry]

Really?

I personally have more problems with the mouse because it moves, even when
I don't want it to (as does the mousepad, as well as whatever it's
sitting on),  whereas, hopefully, the trackpad ain't goin' anywhere (and,
if it does, I'm in big trouble 'cuz either my computer is
auto-disassembling OR I'm in the midst of a California Tremblor)).

I mean, my hand isn't exactly exact. But, add to that a moving target (the
mouse) on top of a possibly additional moving target (the mousepad, table,
etc.), and it just seems that there are greater chances for error,
precision being the same (which it may well not be), with multiple moving
things than with a single moving thing.  But, who knows?

Makes me long for the old Hypercard (was it HC? Was it something
else?) days of being able to press shift or whatever it was to "draw" a
straight line.

Judy

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Derek Bump wrote:

> I have a PC laptop with a trackpad and I still pack my external mouse.
> My trackpad has left and right mouse buttons, as well as the scrolling
> thing.  I find though that for me the mouse is a lot more exact than the
> trackpad.  I always hated trying to draw a straight line with the
> trackpad when I could always do it fine with a mouse.