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From: chan@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Chan Benson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Re: Virtual TWM desktop and Solbourne
Message-ID: <1210040@hpfcmgw.HP.COM>
Date: 13 Aug 90 16:45:23 GMT
References: <9008101526.AA28431@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
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>>  I've seen lots of windowing, and even non-windowing systems that have
>>  the virtual screen concept, but I've never seen anything like
>>  Solbourne's method.  It's clever, unique, intuitive, *but not obvious*.
>
>   The idea of using a panner is not particularly unique.  Solbourne's
> use of a panner was predated by the InterViews folks at Stanford.
> Their code implements a panner that is very similar to that used by
> Solbourne's window manager.  Who is copying from whom?

And anyone who's ever played the old video game Rally-X has used a
window showing a scaled down model of a maze larger than the "regular" 
display to manipulate their vehicle and avoid those nasty chase cars.

			-- Chan