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From: radford@calgary.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Animated watch cursor.
Message-ID: <765@vaxb.calgary.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Jan-87 23:02:39 EST
Article-I.D.: vaxb.765
Posted: Sun Jan 25 23:02:39 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Jan-87 19:16:39 EST
References: <7488@decwrl.DEC.COM> <603@runx.OZ> <607@runx.OZ>
Organization: U. of Calgary, Calgary, Ab.
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Summary: Get rid of the damned thing!

In article <607@runx.OZ>, clubmac@runx.OZ (Sydney University Macintosh Society) writes:

> 3) Something silly about Finder 5.4b1 is that it has an animated watchcursor,
>    just like Servant. Is there any need for such a thing?

If this is what I think it is, it's an AWFUL idea. The original backup
utility for the Hyperdrive had a silly watch cursor with a hand that turned.
They got rid of it, thank god. The only use of the thing seems to be to 
demonstrate how clever the programmer is.

Think about it. The watch cursor is there when the user has to WAIT. What
is he going to do? Personally, I lean back and think about what I'm going
to do next, what to make for dinner, or whatever. Motion on the screen
automatically grabs my attention. An animated watch cursor says: IMPORTANT,
LOOK: Ha Ha, you've got to wait. 

    Radford Neal