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10538 · 11-10-2017, 04:39 AM

Thanks for taking the trouble to reply but you're missing the point.

ALL users (not just me) bring their previous experience to a new app. They cannot guess or even easily find out that 'V' is the key they need to open an item. The spreadsheet model is of no use to them here because there is no concept of opening a spreadsheet row. The closest thing is the folder model, where 'Enter' is used.

What is likely to happen in most cases is that users will have to re-'home' as its called in interaction design. This is the act of having to move between input devices. In this case, between the keyboard and the mouse. This is a relatively time-consuming operation in Keystroke-Level Model terms.

So it would benefit many users if the 'view' operation was something they are familiar with rather than a relatively arbitrary letter on the keyboard.

(For anyone interested you can find the Keystroke Level Model in Wikipedia and courses on interaction design at http://interaction-design.org)

11-10-2017, 04:39 AM	#6
10538 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2017 Device: Should not be mandatory	Thanks for taking the trouble to reply but you're missing the point. ALL users (not just me) bring their previous experience to a new app. They cannot guess or even easily find out that 'V' is the key they need to open an item. The spreadsheet model is of no use to them here because there is no concept of opening a spreadsheet row. The closest thing is the folder model, where 'Enter' is used. What is likely to happen in most cases is that users will have to re-'home' as its called in interaction design. This is the act of having to move between input devices. In this case, between the keyboard and the mouse. This is a relatively time-consuming operation in Keystroke-Level Model terms. So it would benefit many users if the 'view' operation was something they are familiar with rather than a relatively arbitrary letter on the keyboard. (For anyone interested you can find the Keystroke Level Model in Wikipedia and courses on interaction design at http://interaction-design.org)