Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!radar!banach!loeffler From: loeffler@banach.aca.mcc.com (David D. Loeffler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: The Mouse -- What is its History? Message-ID: Date: 12 Oct 90 12:17:40 GMT References: <12644@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> Sender: loeffler@banach.ACA.MCC.COM Reply-To: "David D. Loeffler" Distribution: na Organization: MCC, Austin, TX 78759, U.S.A Lines: 32 In-reply-to: oplinger@virgoq.crd.ge.com's message of 11 Oct 90 16:19:39 GMT bcc: hes@riverside.scrc.symbolics.com I'll add my nickel. I have been a hacker for a long time. The best machine I have found for system's hacking is the Symbolics Lisp machine. It has a three button mouse with 5 shift keys that you can cord in combination with any mouse button. This real offers a challenge to the programmer to set up the mouse/key combinations for the user. One application that was especially good (my opinion) was the IC CAD system Symbolics had. There was even a window that would pop up that would show you a table of all the key combinations. An experienced user would notice that functions were grouped in a logical fashion on the keys and could customize the settings. I some times find the single button on the Mac to be a pain. Especially in MPW where there are "triple" clicks! I would be happy if there was a 3 button mouse on the Mac was supported by Apple. And if they make it optical don't have it like the one on my Sun (you have to keep the pad aligned! or a up motion could go left or right!) I would also like more modifier keys that could be used with the mouse and the keys should appear on each side of the keyboard. One other thing - how about a more Emacs like editor. At least one that I can easily write extensions for and that I could have some keystoke alternatives to using the mouse. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- David D. Loeffler Phone: (512) 338-3666 Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Tx 78759 ARPA: Loeffler@MCC.COM UUCP: {ihnp4,seismo,harvard,gatech,pyramid}!ut-sally!loeffler%mcc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------