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From: gsbrob1@apcvxa.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Re: Finder Improvements
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Date: 16 Nov 88 20:51:28 GMT
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In article <2162@iscuva.ISCS.COM>, jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey) writes...

 
>If every window had a built-in menu bar the logical next step would be to
>change the WM so that it had one of those nasty focus-follows-the-mouse-
>pointer schemes (which I detest).  That way you could feed arbitrary menu
>commands to arbitrary windows without intervening refocus commands
>(SelectWindow).  Of course, then you'd have to be careful not to knock the
>mouse pointer out of the window you're typing in or else your input will be
>lost.  Echh.  
> 
>The current scheme isn't so bad, is it?  Comments, anyone?

I don't like the idea of menus in windows at all, but some solution must be
found for the problem of the "ever-lengthening" menu bar, and for those with
multiple monitors.  I hope Apple makes a leap forward and comes up with
something really cool, but I don't think menus in windows is the answer.

I agree that the "focus-follows-the-mouse" is really nasty; I've fooled around
with it on a MicroVax and it's really awful.

Robert
gsbrob1@apcvxa.uchicago.edu
ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu

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