One of life's great mysteries: - Democratic Underground

yy4me

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Fri Jun-22-07 02:37 PM
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One of life's great mysteries:

Why are the "Forward" and "Back" buttons on the top left side of the screen and not the right side?
Given that most are right handed, it would be a quick slide of the mouse up instead of across.

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cassiepriam

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Fri Jun-22-07 02:40 PM
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1. For the same reason my kitchen cabinets are too tall for me to reach anything.

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emilyg

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Fri Jun-22-07 02:46 PM
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4. You too?

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cassiepriam

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Fri Jun-22-07 03:19 PM
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10. A real pain isn't it?

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Cleita

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Fri Jun-22-07 03:07 PM
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6. That's because kitchen cabinets are designed and built mostly

Edited on Fri Jun-22-07 03:23 PM by Cleita

by men. So what is reachable for them isn't for most women. Just another thing we need to win some rights on :-). Also, why aren't appliances on legs so you can clean under them. I finally got a stove that is easy to clean and reach under and around the burners. I looked up the designers and there were women involved. Men, who don't do the majority of the cleaning never think of those things.

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cassiepriam

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Fri Jun-22-07 03:19 PM
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9. Bingo, don't get me started. Also what about women's rest rooms.

Always a long line.
No room to get into a stall with a purse and a child.
And no room for women to comb their hair and wash their hands.

Only a male sadist could have designed them.

PS(I got a glass top stove, a breeze to clean.)

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DKRC

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Fri Jun-22-07 04:36 PM
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16. I have the opposite complaint

The cabinets are good, but the counters are too low. They hit me at thigh level, so I get a backache when working for more than 15 minutes. Dishes go straight in the washer because leaning over to reach them in the sink is a nightmare on my back and shoulders.

When I'm rich I'll have all my counters raised to a comfortable height.:D

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cassiepriam

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Fri Jun-22-07 05:58 PM
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17. It shouldn't be this hard for us to have a comfortable environment.

We aren't asking for much.

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slackmaster

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Fri Jun-22-07 02:41 PM
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2. I usually use Backspace and Shift-Backspace whenever possible

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potisok

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Fri Jun-22-07 02:44 PM
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3. Thank you slackmaster.

I just learned something, confounded machines anyway.

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babylonsister

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Fri Jun-22-07 03:05 PM
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5. I'm left-handed; works for me.

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BlooInBloo

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Fri Jun-22-07 03:07 PM
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7. Um, because we read left to right?

Edited on Fri Jun-22-07 03:07 PM by BlooInBloo

EDIT: Bad typing day for me.

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mainegreen

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Fri Jun-22-07 03:11 PM
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8. Customize it then. Mine are smack in the middle.

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valerief

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Fri Jun-22-07 03:58 PM
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11. Adapt or die. I learned that as a kid who had to adapt to right-handed

scissors, teevee knobs, can openers, and handwriting flow (ending in an ink-stained hand). And a right-handed mouse in the mid-80s.

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OPERATIONMINDCRIME

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Fri Jun-22-07 04:06 PM
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12. Am I Missing Something? I Fail To See How Which Hand You Use Has To Do With This.

Whether I move my pointer to the top left or top right of my screen, it's the same effort, distance and inconvenience. What in the world would this have to do with being right or left handed?

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yy4me

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Fri Jun-22-07 04:13 PM
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13. A left handed person would have his mouse pad on the left side

of his desk. Hence, a slight motion up would reach the forward or back button. This person would not have to draw back the mouse to allow for additional roll to reach these buttons. Maybe its just me....

(Beats talking about Cheney! Anyone else have some irrelevant mysteries?)

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OPERATIONMINDCRIME

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Fri Jun-22-07 04:22 PM
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14. I'm Sorry, But It Doesn't Make Sense To Me. I Either Have To Move My Mouse Diagonally Up-Left For

an inch and a half or so, or diagonally up-right for an inch and a half or so. Are you saying that some people don't have two inches clearance on both sides of their mouse? Maybe that's why I'm not understanding, since I do.

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DKRC

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Fri Jun-22-07 04:28 PM
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15. Use an Orbit TrackBall instead of a mouse.

I've never used a mouse with any computer I've owned. Waste of energy when I can zoom all over the screen with the motion of one finger, right and left click with ring finger and thumb respectively. Taking notes I can use it lefthanded to free up my right.

Info here

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