4th May 2000
Who here has a steady hand? Okay, excluding the brain surgeons and Jenga champions. Input devices aren't always precise. Yes, your mouse, touchpad, nub, or trackball may work well in most 'manipulatory' situations. However, when it comes to putting too fine a point on it, know it's not the only bee in your bonnet. Your keyboard can quickly become the little birdhouse in your soul. Slider bars, once selected, may often be moved with the up, down, left, and right cursor keys. Try using them in your favorite image editing application for pixelesque precision. Give objects a little nudge instead of a shove. These keys may not work with selected objects in a document; look to use them most often in dialog boxes filled with formatting (or functional) features. Your Control Panel is a nesting ground for applets with slider bars. NOTE: a slider bar is not a scroll bar.