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		durandal1 on Dec 13, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TextMate 2 (Public) Alpha Yes, there's been several UI research papers which show that keyboard heavy users underestimate the time their keyboard strokes take compare to quickly switching to mouse because of the higher cognitive load. I know, [citation needed], but I'm sure you'll find them if you google.

dextorious on Dec 14, 2011 [–]

I've read those. They were not about "keyboard heavy users" of our ilk --mostly about power desktop users.

(Not to mention the keyboard benefits of less RSI from mouse use).

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