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From: roger@felix.UUCP (Roger Webster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Positioning the Mac Cursor?
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Date: Tue, 12-May-87 12:05:05 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 12 12:05:05 1987
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Reply-To: roger@felix.UUCP (Roger Webster)
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I agree that, in general, not moving the mouse around under program control
is "a good thing."  However, one of my major annoyances lately, using large
screens (19 inches or larger), is the time and effort required to traverse
lots of pixels with the mouse.

For example, when I thumb to near the end of a document in a window where the 
lower right-hand corner of the window is near the lower right-hand corner of the
screen, and the next thing I want to do is access a "File" pull-down (for
which there is no Command-Key equivalent), I end up drawing lots of little
circles in the air before the mouse gets where I want it.

Perhaps a way to "jump" back to an old location would be nice, or something.
My point is that while never automatically moving the mouse was fine on 
a 512 by 342 display, it's not such a great thing necessarily on larger screens.



Roger Webster