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Subject:Re: Interleaf and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome From:Karen Kay <karenkay -at- CADENCE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 2 Apr 1996 10:32:23 -0800
>Does anyone out there know of any studies that compare the incidence of
>carpal
>tunnel syndrome (CTS) among persons using various platforms and applications?
>We use Interleaf on a Sun platform, which is very menu-driven. Do writers
>who
>use Interleaf on a Sun have a higher chance of developing CTS than those who
>use FrameMaker on a PC or Word on a Macintosh?
Writers who use Interleaf on a Sun probably have a higher chance of
developing CTS than writers who use FrameMaker on a Sun simply because
Frame offers control key alternatives and Interleaf doesn't. I believe
this answers your general question, too--applications that offer
control key alternatives would lead to a less high rate of CTS than
those that are purely mouse-driven.
