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From: janssen@titan.sw.mcc.com (Bill Janssen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: R3 Selection Mechanism
Message-ID: <2400@titan.sw.mcc.com>
Date: 25 May 89 23:28:17 GMT
References: <gYQFRmQGG047NGTW0K@athena.mit.edu> <3786@mit-amt>
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In-reply-to: geek@mit-amt (Chris Schmandt)

In article <3786@mit-amt>, geek@mit-amt (Chris Schmandt) writes:
>In short (though I know it would not happen!), if the selection mechanism
>were dropped as the original poster suggested, it would be time for me
>to find a new window system for my work...

This kind of response makes me think that perhaps people need window systems
less than namespace servers...  The Selection Mechanism is indeed a powerful
and useful thing.  It also seems to be logically separable from the window
system.

Bill