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From: halff@utah-cs.UUCP (Henry M. Halff)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Wordperfect vs. Word vs. Wordstar & mice
Message-ID: <3695@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 22-Feb-86 22:58:21 EST
Article-I.D.: utah-cs.3695
Posted: Sat Feb 22 22:58:21 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Feb-86 03:51:53 EST
References: <6646@tektronix.UUCP>
Organization: Halff Resources, Inc.
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Summary: Wordperfect has problems with mice

In article <6646@tektronix.UUCP>, stever@tektronix.UUCP writes:
> 
>  
> It has been stated recently that Wordperfect does not support
> a mouse.  I am not sure what this means.
> 
> The designer pop-up menu software provided with the Mouse Systems mouse
> would let me use Wordperfect without having to remember all those function
> keys.  

WordPerfect has a real problem with mice because of its model of cursor
movement on the screen.  A down arrow, for example, will take you to the
column directly under the cursor or to the end of the line, WHICHEVER
IS CLOSEST TO THE LEFT MARGIN.  Down arrow to a blank line leaves the
cursor at the left margin.  Now most mice programs (including designer
menus) work by simulating cursor keys, so if you move the mouse straight
down the screen in WordPerfect, you are more likely than not to have the
curso wind up on the left margin, no matter where you started.

Designer menus should work ok with Word Perfect if you are careful about
keeping track of the stack in nested menus.  Since your menu program
will have to simulate WordPerfect's nesting structure, you'll probably
find yourself looking at the wrong menu quite often.
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Henry M. Halff                                       Halff Resources, Inc.
halff@utah-cs.ARPA                 4918 33rd Road, N., Arlington, VA 22207