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From: ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: wiconify, was 1.4 wish list
Message-ID: <17492@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 89 03:03:08 GMT
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In article <48190@linus.UUCP> sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk) writes:
>There's also a third one.  Wicon (by Steven Sweeting) lets you either
>have iconified windows act as windows, or stick to the Workench
>backdrop like real icons.  What's really neat about Wicon is that once

>The only negative thing about Wicon is its
>bizarre method of invoking iconification (click the right mouse button
>when inside the window).

I don't find this bizarre at all.  It doesn't interfere with menu
selections, and it doesn't interfere with any programs that use the right
mouse button that I've found.  If you press and release the right mouse
button before either 1) moving the mouse or 2) holding the button longer
than the preferences double-click time, then wicon will iconify the
window.  So, if you want to grab a menu, the mouse will be moving and
there's no problem.  It takes a wee bit of practice to consistantly
press and release the button quickly and without moving the mouse, but I
find a sharp *tap* rather than a normal press works almost every time.

Don't be turned off by this unusual mouse usage before you've tried it.
Wicon is one of my favorite utilities.

>Wicon is on Fred Fish disk # 154.

-- 
Eric Kennedy
ejkst@cisunx.UUCP