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[Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi!

Thrown around so often one might develop allergic reactions to it, there 
seems to be some confusion about what Fitts's law is about.

Many seem to associate it with the the fast to hit edges and corners of 
the screen thing. The origin of this popular ideas is likely
http://www.asktog.com/columns/022DesignedToGiveFitts.html

The most enlightening article about it that I'm aware of is "Visualizing 
Fitts's Law:
http://particletree.com/features/visualizing-fittss-law/

Please read it, if you have the slightest doubt about the implications 
of Fitts's Law.


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Thorsten Wilms

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