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From: ralph@mit-atrp.UUCP (Ralph L. Vinciguerra)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: window gadgets
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Date: 7 Apr 88 04:58:16 GMT
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Reply-To: ralph@atrp.media.mit.edu (Ralph L. Vinciguerra)
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Keywords: windows intuition gadgets

So, there I was, late night, pushing intuitions windows around when the
more obvious way for the close, and drag gadgets hit me:

Instead of the entire top bar being the drag bar, and the close gadget
being so dangerous since a single hit trashes (er closes) your program
how about this :

Let the drag gadget be just the upper left corner. Put the close gadget
somewhere else (lower left), and make it require a double click.
And, here's a great idea: a single click on it iconifies the window. Ahhhh.
Here's my improved :-) (and non-Apple-lawsuitable) window:

 Drag            Depth     You get the idea. Note that if I don't want
+-+---------------+-+-+    a full title bar, I don't need one anymore.
|-|               | | |
+-+               +-+-+    The drag gadget needs a new symbol.
|                     |
|                     |    And, each of these gadgets should have a keyboard
+-+                 +-+    shortcut (left Amiga since it could be intuition
|o|                 | |    standard).
+-+-----------------+-+                      
 Stop             Resize
(double click!)
or iconify
(single click!)

Oops. I'm not happy with this either. How about putting that stop/iconify
gadget back on the top again, next to the drag gadget, since a single click
is safe. Or.....how about making this stuff USER DEFINABLE !
So if I like it this way, then the workbench and the rest of the kit 'n
caboodle follows suit. Sounds like X-windows....

Too bad, it's kind of too late to be tossing around ideas like this when
the real crux of things is to get IPC, serial device allocation and related
BIG concepts worked out instead. Just thought I'd toss it out before I
forgot about it. Maybe in AmigaDOS 2.0 ?

P.S.: Thanks for DNET Matt ! I'm a new convert ! It's VERY impressive.
   Gee, I also use DME all the time too. Thanks !
   Now (you knew I'd ask): how about workbench access (icons).
   I won't ask if anyone's considering a VMS port (OUCH!).
   I'm forced to use VMS at work, and my Amy500 there would sure like it.
   Maybe I'll work on that...
   It would even be useful for VAX to VAX communication (don't have a net).

Good night !
    ralph@atrp.media.mit.edu
    ...!mit-eddie!mit-atrp!ralph