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<blockquote data-quote="Pat Clark" data-source="post: 945440" data-attributes="member: 123421">If I may respond, to me the difference is similar to the difference in using a command line vs a GUI. Instead of remembering what each key does in different situations, a mouse gives direct access to the function. Especially in the case of lists (in dialogs and in windows, both text and images), you can select directly.&nbsp;In many cases, MP provides scroll bars to quickly move to a different portion of the list. (You must enable mouse enhancement in the config.)&nbsp;The on-screen keyboard is almost easy to use. Easier than a remote, for sure.&nbsp;With a mouse, you never have to look at it, either. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> You can operate it in complete darkness.&nbsp;The only difficulty I ever have is the meaning of |&lt; and &gt;| on the topbar (which also must be enabled). I always edit the topbar.xml file to use actions 20 and 21 instead of 14 and 15 -- this gives very convenient access to the skip forward and backward functions. (I've been meaning to ask somebody (Catavolt?) why 14 and 15 are used and what they are supposed to do. For me, they do nothing.)&nbsp;A mouse does require a relatively smooth surface. My leather chair's arms work quite nicely, but fuzzy upholstery does not.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pat Clark, post: 945440, member: 123421"] If I may respond, to me the difference is similar to the difference in using a command line vs a GUI. Instead of remembering what each key does in different situations, a mouse gives direct access to the function. Especially in the case of lists (in dialogs and in windows, both text and images), you can select directly. In many cases, MP provides scroll bars to quickly move to a different portion of the list. (You must enable mouse enhancement in the config.) The on-screen keyboard is almost easy to use. Easier than a remote, for sure. With a mouse, you never have to look at it, either. :) You can operate it in complete darkness. The only difficulty I ever have is the meaning of |< and >| on the topbar (which also must be enabled). I always edit the topbar.xml file to use actions 20 and 21 instead of 14 and 15 -- this gives very convenient access to the skip forward and backward functions. (I've been meaning to ask somebody (Catavolt?) why 14 and 15 are used and what they are supposed to do. For me, they do nothing.) A mouse does require a relatively smooth surface. My leather chair's arms work quite nicely, but fuzzy upholstery does not. [/QUOTE]

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