Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!usc!ucsd!rutgers!sunybcs!boulder!kassarji From: kassarji@boulder.Colorado.EDU (KASSARJIAN STEVEN J) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Can't resize windows? (was Re: Windows 3.0 & the Mac) Summary: rebuttal and/or corrections Message-ID: <23578@boulder.Colorado.EDU> Date: 17 Jul 90 14:41:45 GMT References: <1990Jul10.022352.4138@bdmrrr.bdm.com> <3097@gmdzi.UUCP> <90195.153543Q8N@psuvm.psu.edu> <3114@gmdzi.UUCP> Sender: news@boulder.Colorado.EDU Reply-To: kassarji@tramp.Colorado.EDU (KASSARJIAN STEVEN J) Organization: University of Colorado, boulder Lines: 40 In article <3114@gmdzi.UUCP> strobl@gmdzi.UUCP (Wolfgang Strobl) writes: >A program which was designed before the advent of the Multifinder >had no reason to save screen space or to stuff the same information >(or as much as possible) into a window of reduced size. It had to >share the screen with a static desktop and an occasional DA, only. > But no applications (app's) make this assumption now a-days. Additionally, I think it can be stated that supported programs have been "improved" if they were initially at fault. > >[switch of app's -> different menu -> confusing/disturbing] This I do not find troubling at all. In one way, at least, it is clearer in that there is less screen clutter. >(I do not doubt that it is possible to cut and paste between >different running application. But how much and how smooth >is it used?) It is smooth and commonly done. All of my reports, being technical, include at least one MacDraw picture and several Cricket Graph graphs, not to mention equations. Assuming sufficient memory to load all app's there is rarely any problems (those problems are invariable the programmer's fault). In all cases, I am happy to let the current app's window(s) dominate the screen. The only time I want two windows is while programming: Mach 2 Forth commands in the main window and the program and its output in a second. >[description of the "ICON" in ms-windows] This use of icons in ms-windows and on the Apollo Domain nodes I never found to be useful. On an Apollo with the workstation-sized screen there was sufficient space, but little need (on my part). On a PC-sized screen, it seemed to me a complete waste of precious EGA screen space. Of course, the last time I used ms-windows was version 2.? and there were no app's available (at least on that PC in Danmark). > >Wolfgang Strobl >#include Steve.