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From: tynor@gitpyr.UUCP (Steve Tynor)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: A few questions
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Date: Thu, 25-Sep-86 09:14:06 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 25 09:14:06 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Sep-86 05:34:38 EDT
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Reply-To: tynor@gitpyr.UUCP (Steve Tynor)
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>>- Nothing I've seen except NeoChrome (which throws away the user interface
>>standard altogether) uses the right mouse button.  The documentation doesn't
>>talk about it.  In fact, I don't think GEM supports it.  Good thing it's
>>there, huh?
>
>   Is this a serious comment?  I'll assume so and treat it as such.
>   First off, there *is* a use for it that you can demonstrate for yourself,
>in the privacy of your own home.  First, open two windows.  Now, hold down
>the right mouse button.  OK, double-click (left) on a file in the *non*-active
>window.  Whaddya know!  A use for the right mouse button!  Even ignoring
>that small but useful use, do you think there's a possibility that A) people
>may want to use it in their own applications, and B) there just may be some
>things in life that you haven't yet encountered?  Good thing it's there, huh?
>It's sorta like the cigarette lighter and ashtray in my car; I sure as hell
>won't use 'em, but I'm sure there are a few people who would, and I'm not
>going to complain to the dealer that they're there.

The fact is that the AES event library calls do *not* allow you to wait for
a right mouse button event.  In order to use the right mouse button, you
must poll the mouse.  Methinks the gentleman has a valid gripe.

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    Georgia Instutute of Technology

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