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Preben Randhol wrote:
> Hehehe. Allergic to the keyboard, ei? ;-)

No, not at all.

> Small example:
>    x^2 = S_i a_i^0.5 + b_i
> writing this in Word is a pain when you use the mouse to click on the
> super and subscript symbols.
> 
> If one on the other hand can press a shortcut f.eks _ or __ or something
> and then get the subscript mode and write i and continue it is much
> faster and convenient. Just try wrinting some 100 equations in Word and
> you'll see :-)

Are you not aware that Word *has* keyboard shortcuts for its equation
editor? This is the point of a good user interface. It makes all of its
features visible so that the occasional user can do what is needed, and
provides ways for the expert user to work quickly.