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- From: jimc@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Jim Cathey)
- Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
- Subject: Re: Click to Raise Windows vs. Point to Raise
- Message-ID: <2844@tau-ceti.isc-br.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 22:58:57 GMT
- References: <1992Nov18.222850.2695@u.washington.edu>
- Organization: ISC - Bunker Ramo, Spokane, WA
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- In article <1992Nov18.222850.2695@u.washington.edu> mattf@cac.washington.edu (Matthew Freedman) writes:
- >Before we change the system to match this defacto standard, the
- >point-to-raiseists would like to see hard evidence that click-to-raise
- >is really better. Does anybody have any? If not, unsubstantiated
- >personal opinion would be welcome too.
-
- Some of the latter coming up! Us click-to-raisers think of the mosue
- pointer as a virtual finger. Since typically nothing happens with a finger
- until you actually touch (i.e. click) something, so should the mouse be.
- We don't think much of mouse warping either.
-
- The other way, you have to keep the mouse cursor around at all times (no
- obscure on typing start), otherwise you might not realize where you
- were, which means it can be in the way. Also, bumping the mouse with
- your elbow by accident is not harmful when the mouse works the ONE TRUE
- WAY.
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