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From: dpz@paul.RUTGERS.EDU (David P. Zimmerman)
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Subject: Re: Matt's new DME (Iconifying!)
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Date: Thu, 16-Apr-87 12:55:37 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 16 12:55:37 1987
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> From: ccplumb@watnot.UUCP

> - Icons should work a lot like they do in the workbench.
>   I.e. they're one big drag gadget, and double-clicking
>   opens them.

It would also be nice if they (and the workbench icons) acted more
like windows, ie, you could put them in foreground and background.
Many is the time I have had to move all of my windows to the left to
get to the disk icons, instead of just backgrounding the windows.
This is a drag (excuse the pun).

> - Extrapolating to windows, double-clicking on the title bar
>   should iconify them.  This is of marginal value.  An
>   iconify gadget would do just as well.

As far as the current interface goes, the gadget would be more
appropriate.

> - 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.

> 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.

						dpz
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David P. Zimmerman           rutgers!dpz           dpz@rutgers.edu