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Subject: Matt's new DME (Iconifying!)
Message-ID: <12898@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Apr-87 02:51:29 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 17 02:51:29 1987
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References: <8704031013.AA17765@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <12795@watnot.UUCP> <394@george.paul.RUTGERS.EDU>
Reply-To: watmath!ccplumb (Colin Plumb)
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Confusion: U. of Waterloo, Ontario

dpz@paul.RUTGERS.EDU (David P. Zimmerman) says (in <394@george.paul.RUTGERS.EDU>):
 >I write:
 >> - It should be possible to rearrange them front-to-back.
 >
 >>   	      How about having one click bring it to the front,
 >>   two send it to the back?
 >
 >But that would open it, no?  How about pressing both buttons to move
 >it to the back?  Thus, one click brings it forward, holding the button
 >moves it around, double clicking opens it, and clicking on both
 >buttons simultaneously shoves it to the back.

I made the above comment just after noting how under-utilized the right
mouse button is.  I thought it was clear I was referring to using the
right-hand button.

 >> are.  (Note:  I think using shift/alt/control/meta/super/hyper/
 >> top/greek - mouse button combinations is a loss.  You have to look
 >> at the keyboard to find the key to hold.)
 >
 >I don't think it is that bad of a loss.  Actually, speaking of X, I
 >absolutely love how flexible it is (under uwm), although I agree that
 >the shift/alt family gets on my nerves now and then.  Suntools is
 >somewhat flexible, and it would be nice if the Workbench was up to
 >that level of flexibility, but X beats them both.

Oh, yes, it's nice, and I don't mind using them for more obscure features,
but I think they should be avoided for elementary things.

 >David P. Zimmerman           rutgers!dpz           dpz@rutgers.edu
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	-Colin Plumb (watmath!ccplumb)

Silly quote:
Don't count your chickens until the barn door is closed.