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From: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Sozobon Sprites
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Date: 21 Dec 90 18:13:22 GMT
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jimomura@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Omura) writes:

- I've seen similar menus in Amiga programs.  The menu bar is hidden
- until you click and then it appears at the top of the screen and 
- menus drop down covering only part of the "work" area leaving the 
- rest visible.  This is particularly good for graphic programs of an
- artistic nature because, unlike Degas, it leaves as much of the 
- "work" on-screen at all possible times.

I kinda like the way Degas does things, right button to toggle 
between drawing area and commands.  Any way you slice it, the Degas 
method or the hidden menus you described above, you still gotta hit 
something.

- If you're not an "artist" you may not realize why this is important
- at first, but if you've ever done extensive art it becomes a fairly
- obvious matter.

Well, I don't [want to :^) ] consider myself an "artist," but I am 
emphasizing in computer graphics and have used many drawing programs. 
I've never understood the "Amiga-method" of calling up the drop-down 
menus.  Why should I have to hold down the right button?  It's an
awkward and unusual way, IMHO, of calling the menus.


- At any rate, I like the idea generally and even though my current
- project is not a "paint" program, I would like to impliment this 
- type of menu.  But I've *never* seen it done in GEM/TOS programs.  
- As such, I have a feeling it's probably not possible.
 
Nothing is impossible.  I guess you've never seen any ST demos. ;^)

I have a sector editor called ZAP ST.  It's interface is exactly like
an Amigas.  Yes, you gotta hold down the right button to get the damn
menu up.  No, I don't use it.

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