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From: rcbaem@eutrc3.urc.tue.nl (Ernst <pooh> Mulder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: INIT User guidlines proposal
Message-ID: <1235@eutrc3.urc.tue.nl>
Date: 31 Oct 89 08:25:57 GMT
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Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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 The idea is very nice, the user interface isn't what you'd call 'intuitive'..
I know, the current interfacing is very bad, the one INIT quits when you press
the mouse-button. The other when you press option-shift. Some inits let
you know they're not loaded by not showing their ICON, others by displaying
their ICON with an X drawn over it.. Others display their ICON whether or
not they're loaded...
 I liked what the TOPS INIT does: Display a small modal DiaLOG 'Install TOPS?'
with yes/no (or was it OK/Cancel) buttons. At least then you'd know whether or
not TOPS is loaded.
 Maybe all INITs should do this, or something similar. And only when any of
the modifier-keys/mouse is pressed. Then you could switch on/off any INIT,
and you'd only use the mouse.

 Hmm, think I wanna hear more proposals..

 pooh.