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From: jerryg@apple.com (Jerry Godes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: New (?) idea for MF menu bar icon
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Date: 29 Mar 89 21:48:33 GMT
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In article <2430@iscuva.ISCS.COM> jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey) writes:
> I _REALLY LIKE_ menus at the top of the screen.  I can just 'throw' the 
mouse
> up and rest assured in the knowledge that the mouse won't overshoot the 
menus.
> A simple fine-tuning gets me to the menu I want.  Menu items are wide, 
but not
> very tall.  Homing in on them vertically would be a real pain.  Homing 
in 
> horizontally has never been a problem.

I agree with you here.  You always want to have the menubar in a well 
defined location, and the top of the screen makes it easier to home in 
vertically.  However, I also like the idea of windows having menus as 
well.  This really comes in handy with big monitors or multiple monitors 
where moving to the menu bar is very disruptive because of the distance 
you need to move the mouse.  This is really the same reason why I like 
tear off menus that allow you to put the menu close to the area you are 
working in.


Jerry Godes
jerryg@apple.com
Communications Product Development

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