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["John O'Brien" <jdo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 5:26 PM, cpOno <carlos.palma@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I've been following (and using) Ubuntu since a long time (Feisty Fawn)
> now. But only helping/collaborating as time permits.
> First of all: - amazing work you guys are doing (EXCELLENT work to all
> and thanks for Ubuntu).
> Now that Wdo_zzz has gone from my home (and soon work) I will try to
> help as much as I can, because I also believe in OS community.
> Day 1 in "unity design team mailing list"
>
> A (simple but functional) proposal:
>    Option 1: send the mouse pointer (coded) to the launcher when the
> Super-key is pressed
>    Option 2: same as Op1 but using a short-cut (e.g.: Shift + mouse
> mid-click) - the one I like most.
>
> Best,
> carlos
>
>

I'm not a designer or UX expert, just a regular user.

I'm wondering how using the <super> key (or any keyboard shortcut) to
initiate an action by the mouse helps anything?
If I'm going to use the mouse, I'll just use the mouse, with a slight
move to the left, I'm at the edge of the monitor anyway (I use reveal)
If I'm using keyboard shortcuts, I'll probably just stick with the keyboard.

If I were someone who found it more productive to work with both mouse
and keyboard shortcuts, I could imagine it getting annoying that I had
to reposition the mouse.

If experienced these kinds of optimizations before where software was
trying to anticipate where I want the mouse, but I've never seen it
work.

jdo