Re: [GOK] Why ui grabbing in direct selection mode of gok?

["Steve Lee" <steve fullmeasure co uk>]

I'd also add that GOKs OSK to anextent provides an abstraction and
simplification of the UI and is very consistent. Such limited
interaction  may be of benefit to some people mentally as well as
physically

Steve

2008/10/19 David Bolter <david bolter utoronto ca>:
> Hi Francesco,
>
> Thanks for raising this. I think it is important to consider the
> difference between interacting with GOK keys, and interacting directly
> with the interface. Here's some reasons I can see for leaving ui
> grabbing enabled for the direct selection access method.
>
> * GOK keys can be bigger than the widgets (or actions) they proxy (==
> larger target area).
> * If the user is interacting with GOK anyways, perhaps for text input...
> it might be an advantage just to interact with GUI within GOK, instead
> of moving the pointer a greater distance to perform a UI interaction
> that may even be less pleasant than GOK's ui grab.
> * GOK can provide key averaging and other smarts to help users who might
> have tremors but who might want to use direct selection.
> * Etc.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> cheers,
> David
>
>
>
> Francesco Fumanti wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> I am wondering the following about the direct selection mode of gok:
>>
>> Based on the assumption that the direct selection mode is intended for
>> users that are able to control the pointer, what is the sense of
>> making gok grab the user interface in this mode?
>>
>> In fact, if the user can control the pointer, he can interact directly
>> with the desktop and does not need a duplication of the active
>> interface elements in gok.
>>
>> Consequently, unless I am missing something, I would suggest to
>> disable the ui grabbing feature in direct selection mode.
>>
>>
>> Many thanks in advance for any comment.
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Francesco
>>
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