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From: eric@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Eric Fielding)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: Automatic mouse cursor movement
Message-ID: <5111@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 10 Jun 88 19:27:19 GMT
Reply-To: fielding@geology.tn.cornell.edu
Organization: Department of Geological Sciences, Cornell University
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In a recent article jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey) wrote:
>This is where having the input focus separate from where the mouse
>pointer resides comes in handy.  The Mac works this way -- you need to do
>more than just move the mouse to change input focus (clicking is the
>'blessed' way).

I also like the way that the Mac does this. The DEC VAXstations running
the VMS window manager called UIS (I think) does the same thing. You
have to click the mouse on a window to change the input focus. The good
thing about this is that you can then move the mouse out of the way. I hate
having a mouse get between me and the text I am typing.

			++Eric Fielding