Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:22:09 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [USB] Keyboard, mouse and ergonomy Message-ID: <AANLkTi=3K56gS8KweSCYRM8ubwzJfCQ__i5QEdFvp8G_@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201009271421.42082.hselasky@c2i.net> References: <201009271421.42082.hselasky@c2i.net>
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On 27 September 2010 20:21, Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I was thinking about adding a sysctl to ukbd and ums that shows how many > keypresses have been done and how many pixels you have moved the mouse during > a day. These number will mostly be useful for making ergonomic arguments that > a certain way of working is better than another one. > > Anyone have any comments or input on this? Are there any security concerns > about this? Grab a book or five on ergonomics, UI design and Human/Computer Interaction. Read some of the papers that you can find on what went into say, apple's (earlier) UI design. It's all rather interesting and enlightening. :) As other have said, minimising keypresses/mouse movements isn't 1:1 correlated with "better ergonomic design." Adrian
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