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From: denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Finder Improvements
Message-ID: <3093@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 17 Nov 88 18:18:39 GMT
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In article <813@tank.uchicago.edu> gsbrob1@apcvxa.uchicago.edu writes:
> I agree that the "focus-follows-the-mouse" is really nasty

From article <32429@bbn.COM>, by levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin):
> Now when they invent "focus-follows-my-eyes" it will be perfect!

Oh wonderful. You mean that I would actually have to look at the screen
while I type, as opposed to a piece of paper or another window?  Focus-
follows-my-intent is even harder.

The mistake, as I see it is that clicking in a window makes it the active
window and brings it to the front, even if all I wanted to do was scroll the
contents.

The system is not really able to distinguish between three seperate actions
on inactive windows:

  o I want to activate a window, so it gets keystrokes and menu bar control.
  o I want to use a control in a window.
  o I want to change the layering of a window.

I should not have to change all three things simultaneously.

-- 
 William C. DenBesten
 denbeste@bgsu.edu