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From: jac@muslix.llnl.gov (James Crotinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: 1.4 Wish: Revamped sizing gadget
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Date: 20 Oct 89 18:42:16 GMT
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pds@quintus.UUCP (Peter Schachte) writes:
> The twm approach
>(after selecting the gadget, the next corner of the window which the
>mouse leaves becomes the one which is sized) is too confusing for
>novices.

   I guess I don't see why people (others have mentioned this also)
think the twm resizing technique is unintuitive. Once the cursor
changes shape, you move to the edge/corner you want to resize. When
you get to the border, it sticks to the cursor, and you resize as
appropriate. I have to admit that it took a few tries to get used to,
but that's only because I was so used to the Amiga/Mac way of
resizing.

   BTW, I think the most intuitive method is having a resizable border
all the way around the window, but this border *has* to be big, else it
is too hard to grab. And on the Amiga's small screen I'm certainly
not willing to give up the space!

   (The biggest trouble that twm has cause me is its iconification gadget.
On more than one occaision I've accidently quit amiga applications by 
trying to iconify their windows 8-( )

  Jim