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From: rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
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In article <1991Jun23.201625.18225@news.iastate.edu> taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu writes:
>   This does not happen on an Amiga.  When you drag an icon, the actual
>image of the icon is dragged, and not an outline.  This is why the idea of
>using the mouse pointer as the "hot spot" makes absolutely no sense at
>all.  

  Sure it does, that's why it's call a _POINTER_.

>   Unless much more of the MAC's user interface is implemented, drag-and-
>drop simply will not work on an Amiga.  

  Oh, please no! I like the entire icon being dragged, it looks way better,
the same way dragging the entire window on the NeXT looks cool. Drag and drop,
can and does work on the Amiga. I have had no problem drag and dropping
icons on the Amiga. The icons are big and it's easy to get the mouse pointer
inside one. It would be a problem it icons were 4 pixels big, but it isn't.
Don't Macify my Amiga, no thank you. Although highlighting is a nice
idea, it makes no difference since Amiga icons are solid (not outlines)
so you wouldn't be able to see if the icon is highlighted anyway. 
Look at the icons in AmigaVision once, they would look _stupid_ if
they were drag as outlines. The next generation UI being developed at
Xerox PARC takes this one step further, they have animated icons since
animation provides more information in less screen real estate.
(Perhaps Apple will steal this too.)



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