Forum: Community Center


Subject: Copy and Paste problems

Khai opened this issue on May 11, 2006 · 53 posts


Acadia posted Sun, 14 May 2006 at 10:29 AM

Quote - Quite frankly, I don't understand why one would prefer right-clicking and selecting copy/paste versus using Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V. Right-clicking seems like a big pain in the butt for me. Takes too long. Keyboard shortcuts are much faster.

I prefer to use a context menu.   I've had a computer for 6 years now and until these board changes took place the only keyboard short cuts I knew were:

CTRL ALT DEL

The reason I prefer and use right and left click:

  1.   I'm not comfortable with keyboard shortcuts. 
    2.   I have arthritic fingers and it's easier and faster and less painful for me to simply right click and then left click the mouse buttons.
    3.   I'm not very dextrous with my left hand and I find having to CTRL V and CTRL C very awkward.
    4.   I have a hard time remembering macros.
    5.  Because I want to.
    6.  My hand is on the mouse anyway and it's much faster for me to simply press the right mouse button, pick something to do and left click to execute it.

As I said above.  I can use my mouse to right and left click in reply boxes at other sites, but not here. Please change it so that right and left mouse click are available again.

Quote - Anyone who is remotely dyslexic (like me) is going to throw a rock at you for saying that (but since poor motor coordination is usually associated with dyslexia you'll probably survive).

That too.  Which accounts for the difficulty I have in remembering keyboard shortcuts, and poor dexterity/co-ordination.

Quote - Seriously, site design should be prioritised with the needs of users in mind, not the preferences of designers.

You would think so wouldn't you?

Quote - A great many members of Renderosity (I'd bet the vast majority) are users of programs like Poser and Bryce that are specifically designed for 'normal' people who are uncomfortable with 'tech-nerd' computer interface practice. Graphical User Interfaces are mainstream because most people find the keyboard an aggravating way to interact with a computer.

Raises hand

Quote - ...very powerful editing box called the FCK Editor

Yes, quite a lot of people here have called it that. ;-)

I know I have.  That word was never in my vocabulary until lately.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi