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From: edwardm@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Edward McClanahan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Garbage can-like icons
Message-ID: <-290109998@hpcupt1.HP.COM>
Date: 5 May 89 17:56:58 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> The original Window/Icon/Mouse user interface on the Xerox Star office
> automation system worked this way. In fact that was the way ALL the commands
> behaved. I have often wondered why this rather intuitive user interface
> was abandoned in favor of double-clicking.
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Well, double-clicking IS faster.  The Mac interface seems to also make the
assumption that a single file only has a single application associated with
it (e.g. double-clicking on a spreadsheet data-file icon brings up the
spreadsheet program loaded with the selected spreadsheet data-file).

Also, I personally prefer a trackball to a mouse (because it is always in
the same place, doesn't need as much room, doesn't require a separate pad
to avoid scratching my desk, etc...).  My problem with a trackball is:
"How do you hold down a button and drag an icon?"

Ed "maybe if I moved my phone over here..." McClanahan