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From: peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: Sun Mouse type programs are jumpy on 3000
Message-ID: <21419@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 9 May 91 03:44:22 GMT
References: <1991May8.234800.24930@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
Reply-To: peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna)
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Organization: Commodore-Amiga, Inc.  West Chester, PA.
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In article <1991May8.234800.24930@ucunix.san.uc.edu> link@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Virginia Link) writes:
>My question is, Is there anything else going on in 2.0 that needs to be taken
>care of to get the sun mouse application to be "smooth" ?

The window borders of the New Look of 2.0 does take a bit longer to render
than the much simpler (and uglier) borders of 1.3.  We've modified
AutoPoint (the Sun-mouse style commodity we ship) to wait until the
mouse has stopped (or slowed down a lot) before activating the window
it's over.  This has several benefits:
- Mouse travel isn't jerky.
- You can travel to the menus without methodically hitting the menu
  button before you begin your motion.
- Windows that are along the way to your destination aren't needlessly
  activated.
- It's a better emulation of a Sun-mouse, since Sun mice also have
  this lag.

>vlink

     Peter
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