24 Feb 2017, 21:59

Personally, it's a bit awkward. I use a five button mouse: left, right, wheel to both scroll and click/drag (open link in new tab, close window or tab, start duplicate process, zoom and pan in Inkscape), back and forwards (browser/Explorer) as well as mouse gestures overloaded onto button 4.



I don't know how anyone could survive trying to operate a browser without a pointing device, which is where something like the Miniguru would help help keep your hands over the keyboard. Firefox's type-to-find is awesome but it's nowhere near enough to actually use a web-based interface, and even many graphical programs are not suitable for keyboard use. The worst atrocity I ever saw was BeAnywhere, which had a totally make-believe interface where absolutely nothing responded to the keyboard. Nothing. You couldn't even press Y/space/enter for Yes in a dialog box — it was dire.



Forwards/back can be done in the keyboard, and the mouse gestures I use fit my single-device pattern (I find it easier to use either the mouse or keyboard but not both, so minimise is either a gesture or a keyboard shortcut depending where my hands are, especially as I can't use my Poker II single-handed — minimise is F10 but I can't smack that with my free hand).



Scrolling however is just really awkward with keys, and having a "wheel" (more like a cylinder) in the centre would really help: scrolling is, to me, an analogue concept and a scroll roller would let you modulate the scrolling speed readily. Not too wide, otherwise the L and R mouse buttons would be out of reach!