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From: gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: gripes
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Date: 29 Jul 89 20:39:00 GMT
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Re: System 6.0 gripes (mainly with Closeview)

Someone at Apple pointed out that if a handicapped person turned off
Closeview by mistake, it might be impossible for them to get it back.
I fail to see why it's easy to hit something in the control panel (or
why a warning dialogue could not be issued), but hard to accidentally
drag closeview out of the system file.

I'd like closeview to allow me to suppress the large black box around
the mouse -- perhaps as a checkbox in the control panel.  I have 20/20
eyesight, but closeview would still help me in typing 11-point Times
font into MS-Word.  But the black box around the mouse is bad because:

(1) I only intend to use closeview about 20% of the time
(2) It makes the mouse sluggish, even on an SE/30
(3) The box is thick and obscures the desktop.
(4) I suspect some people only want closeview's for its' inverse-video
    capability.
(5) Perhaps some handicapped people might agree with (2) and (3)
(6) Closeview might substitute for fatbits in certain applications

I hope Apple can improve Closeview.  I realize it wasn't written at
Apple, but it could become an asset to everyone (not just the
handicapped) with some slight improvements.


Don Gillies, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois
1304 W. Springfield, Urbana, Ill 61801      
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