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From: jfw@neuro (John F. Whitehead)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: ScrollBar design question
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Date: 25 Jun 91 15:53:45 GMT
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dmittman@beowulf.JPL.NASA.GOV (David Mittman) writes:
> ...why the thumb (box) is not proportional, i.e. show how much information 
> of the total information content of the window is currently being 
> displayed, rather than positional. 

NeXT machines do this very nicely.  Not only do they show a proportional
thumb, but when you slide it, you see the window slide so you know 
exactly how much you need to move it!

If anyone has such a program, I would love to know how I can get it.

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|   John      jfw@neuro.duke.edu          Duke University Medical Center |
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