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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: A/UX window systems, Mac tool...( Hum Interface)
Message-ID: <1551@sugar.UUCP>
Date: 11 Mar 88 14:54:39 GMT
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Keywords: window human computer interface

In article ... sho@tybalt.caltech.edu (Sho Kuwamoto) writes:
> to have this type of problem.  In response to someone who said the
                                                ^^^^^^^--- Present!
> Amiga system was slightly better because it has a seperate button for
> the mouse, Get REAL!  The Amigas menu bar switches depending on the
      ^^^^^--- I presume you mean "a seperate button for the menus".
> active windows, it's just that you can't see it until you hit the
> right button.  

You're absolutely right. I am really upset with Amiga for copying this
design flaw in the Mac, and for Apple for making it appear desirable. However,
it's still better than the Mac menu bar because you don't have to give up
screen real-estate for a menu bar that's usually not needed.

So, it's only a slight advantage (which is, as you've pointed out above, all
that I said it was). Real pop-up menus would be much more desirable. It's
on my list of projects. At least on the Amiga it's possible to fix this
problem.
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