DISQUS

William Robertson · 1 year ago

To open Firefox, wouldn't it be simpler to click on the Firefox icon? Or in Windows, press Win-R to get a "Run" prompt and type "firefox"? Google and Dictionary.com already do a reasonable job at defining words, and on a Mac you could use a dashboard widget (a couple of dictionary widgets are available). It all just seems less productive than what's already available.

Eddie Awad · 1 year ago

Hi William, I'm assuming you're referring to the usefulness of Enso or other launcher applications. I have Firefox open all the time so it does not make much difference there. From personal experience I can tell you that using the keyboard is faster than using the mouse (once you make it a habit). I have been using Enso for a while now and I like it. For example, on my Win XP machine, I find it very convenient to highlight (Ctrl+Shift+arrow) any word in *any application* and Caps Lock + def and poof... you're on answers.com reading the word's definition. Caps Lock + sp and poof... instant spell check. I do not think that this functionality is available natively in XP.