Re: file dialogs as example

["Michael T. Babcock" <mbabcock fibrespeed net>]

*ahem*

Mice are horrible.  Period.  They're an interface because  the computer
doesn't understand what we want done by the movement of our eyes or
brainwaves ... that said ... we're stuck with them for a while, and blind
people don't use Gnome to begin with -- it has no keyboard shortcuts.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Fox" <kfox@vulpes.com>


> Alan Shutko wrote:
> > The problem with drag and drop is that it assumes you can see both the
> > source and destination.  On my busy desktops, I usually have to do
> > serious maneuvering to use drag and drop when I'm in an app.
>
> Me too. Besides, how do blind people use drag and drop?
>
> The popularity of drag and drop has always mystified me because it has
> terrible mechanics. It's quite hard to hold a mouse button and move the
> mouse and hit a target all at the same time. People with disabilities,
> small children and the elderly might not be able to do this at all.