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_monsieurnieht t1_j6hoe2z wrote

I see that all of you are commenting about how fast you are without mouse. Well, I guess that you are either at god level or just programmer wannabe because during my 5 years working as a programmer, I don’t think I can do anything withkeyboard as fast as just using a mouse. Shortcuts sure are the fastest, but try select 500 lines of code without a mouse, I can do it in 2 seconds and then write this comment while you are scrolling with upper arrow. Idk, prove me wrong.

Edit: Also, if you’re unlucky, your program doesn’t allow tab to select, the tab indexes are a mess, and there isn’t shortcut for everything, good luck Alt your way to the menu.

Edit 2: This thread remind me of Linux superiors, lol, because it’s free doesn’t mean it’s better.

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_b1ack0ut t1_j6hu5u9 wrote

Here’s a starting tip for scrolling. If you’re using only the arrow keys, you’re probably goofing it. Keep in mind that T scrolls to the top of a document , B will bring you to the bottom, and space bar should move you about one page worth down, using control in conjunction with the arrow keys will jump between the beginning or end of paragraphs, or between them, home and insert will move the cursor around around it’s current line, and when combined with ctl, will do the same with a text box.

If you wanna select a paragraph quickly, just use shift+ctl+ up or down, to just jump up and down selecting (or deselecting) paragraphs at a time.

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_monsieurnieht t1_j6hzlaf wrote

I use them all the time, still, I can just select 500 lines of code by mouse in 2 seconds. Nice try tho.

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_b1ack0ut t1_j6i2yov wrote

Ok, so you already know how to do it and choose not to. That’s your choice, but that doesn’t mean it is impossible to perform on keyboard just because you personally prefer it another way.

That’s why multiple forms of input is great anyways, what works for one person might not be great for another, like i personally find I can just enter the keystroke combination or two in the time it would have taken me just to reach for my mouse, not even inputting anything.

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_monsieurnieht t1_j6isnxj wrote

Yeah, but I said nothing about “impossible” though.

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_b1ack0ut t1_j6iv2ve wrote

Fair. But again, impossible doesn’t need to be part of the equation. Just efficiency I guess, in the way you find it easier to use a mouse, I find It easier to just press keys that my hands are already on, than move to a new Input, unless I’m already using the mouse, such as while multitasking while also playing games.

I suppose it comes down to if you only know keyboard commands, mouse commands will be easy enough to intuit if you have to use a gui, but if you only know mouse inputs for everything, you’re fucked when the gui is gone.

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Isteppedinpoopy t1_j6i5y6i wrote

You mean “use the shift key to highlight the text?”

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_monsieurnieht t1_j6istyj wrote

Yes, it’s possible, no it’s not faster than using a mouse.

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Isteppedinpoopy t1_j6iuux2 wrote

Lol go ahead with your bad self. You’re either Johnny mnemonic or terrible with the keyboard

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