Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!walt.cc.utexas.edu!jonabbey From: jonabbey@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Jonathan Abbey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Preferences ( was Re: Fast Scrolling ) Summary: Don't even think about disabling screen dragging! Keywords: Preferences 1.4 Message-ID: <22414@ut-emx.UUCP> Date: 15 Dec 89 20:07:23 GMT References: <5473@nigel.udel.EDU> <1445@xyzzy.UUCP> Sender: news@ut-emx.UUCP Reply-To: jonabbey@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Jonathan Abbey) Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Lines: 33 In article <1445@xyzzy.UUCP> poirier@dg-rtp.dg.com (Charles Poirier) writes: >Talking thru my hat again: Ever since bringing up my choice of screen- >depth-control-hack program (MachII), I've never wanted to drag screens >around. Would there be any chance of a speed-up in screen handling by >installing "disable-drag" as, say, a Preferences option? > > Just a thought, > Charles Poirier Ahg! No! Such a situation would involve software that would only work as intended if EVERY screen in the system were locked to their full size. Sigh... okay, I'm objecting mostly because I think the dragging is "neat". Without screen dragging, one might as well (well, almost as well) have a Mac running switcher or something. Ugh. 8-C It just seems like the only way something like that would work in a consistent manner would be to not have the screen drag feature at all.. Picture a Preferences option to disable multitasking, hey? 1.4 Question : Have read mutterings that the ALL NEW IMPROVED preferences would allow programs to install modules into preferences, similar to cdevs on the Mac... true? DISCLAIMER: Though I have shown some small intimate knowledge of the Mac, I am an Amigan, faithful and true. Although I really do wish the Amiga's software was a lot better these days... Looking forward immensely to 1.4.... // /\ /\/\ | Jonathan Abbey - jonabbey@doc.cc.utexas.edu - (512) 926-5934 \X/ / \ / \ | Wildly interested in virtual reality / 3d graphics...