Folks:
I prefer to avoid using my mouse because it is much more efficient to use the keyboard. But there are many people who don’t use a mouse because they cannot. They may have muscle control issues; lost arms, hands, or fingers; and so on. Web and software accessibility guidelines (like WCAG) all require that all functionality should be available from a keyboard without having to use a mouse. The ADA requires that websites be accessible to people with disabilities.
For all these reasons, I am surprised that Smokeball requires the use of a mouse for almost every activity.
This is true even when browsing files. If I go to a Documents folder in the File Explorer, I cannot do anything with any file or folder without first using the mouse to click in the window. And I can’t just click anywhere in the window; I have to click on one of the files or folders in the window. If I click on something, I can use the keyboard to move up or down to get to the folder I want, and I can use the return key to enter the folder. But--and this is bizarre--now that I am in the subfolder, I have to again use the mouse to click a file or folder to make the window keyboard-responsive.
For the sake of us users who choose to be non-mousers and even more for the users whose ability to use a mouse is limited, please comply with the law--make Smokeball accessible!
Micah
