From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: gathering data on how people use Emacs Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:28:58 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20080324161300.191df4b6@reforged> <87bq531u1s.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87prtixtvx.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <20080325175140.2bcbc83e@reforged> Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1206530962 5344 80.91.229.12 (26 Mar 2008 11:29:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:29:22 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 26 12:29:51 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JeTp8-0005Cz-Rv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:29:43 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JeToX-0004gn-D2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:29:05 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JeToS-0004gi-Rr for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:29:00 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JeToQ-0004gD-7P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:28:59 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JeToQ-0004gA-0n for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:28:58 -0400 Original-Received: from cpe-69-204-130-115.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.204.130.115] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JeToP-0003DX-MT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:28:57 -0400 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:28:58 +0000 (UTC) In-reply-to: <20080325175140.2bcbc83e@reforged> (message from Mike Mattie on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:51:40 -0700) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:93522 Archived-At: Here are some basic questions I thought of ... use of mouse ? 0-4 That is a bad question since there are times with mouse control of the cursor when a sighted person should use it and other times not -- for example, it makes sense when moving to a different and distant part of the buffer that is visible on the screen. (When moving forward a character or word, it makes sense to invoke the commands `forward-char' and `forward-word' with `C-f' and `M-f' respectively. You waste more of your life, that is to say, are less efficent, if you move your hands to use either arrow keys or the menu.) Permanently and situationally blind people should not use a mouse; for example, few people want other drivers to take their eyes off the road to look at a mouse cursor. Most useful Modes ? Another bad question, since modes should be used when appropriate. Thus, when using Mail mode you should not be programming Emacs Lisp. (You can use the *scratch* buffer for that.) There are other poor questions in that list. I would not use it. -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc