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From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga
Message-ID: <4828.tnews@templar.actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 26 Jun 91 07:23:19 GMT
References: <118@ryptyde.UUCP>
Organization: TAP, NZAmigaUG.
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Quoted from <118@ryptyde.UUCP> by dant@ryptyde.UUCP (Daniel Tracy):

> ">    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

>     It makes perfect sense. I don't need to see the exact position of my
>     hands when I scratch my back. Understand?"

> distinguishing between sight and tactile sense! Sure, you don't need to
> see your hand, but can you feel edge of the icon?

    Hm. Didn't expect to have to explain. Moving a solid icon over another,
    this is the info one has to determine where to let go of the mouse
    button:

    1.  One saw the target icon before dragging the solid icon over it.
    2.  One can see the mouse pointer.

    Isn't that enough?

    My point is you don't need to know, to the exact pixel position, the
    location of things in this operation. You can be general, just like
    you are when you do other things where you don't have exact
    information (no matter what the sense involved).
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*** John Bickers, TAP, NZAmigaUG.        jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
***         "Endless variations, make it all seem new" - Devo.          ***