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- From: gary@CIS.Prime.COM (Gary Parden)
- Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
- Subject: Re: Click to Raise Windows vs. Point to Rais
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.202501.14118@medusa.prime.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 20:25:01 GMT
- References: <1ef01cINNpo4@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU>
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- Organization: Computervision R&D Ltd
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- In article 1ef01cINNpo4@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU, atwoodj@CS.ORST.EDU (John Atwood) writes:
- >What's _mouse warping_?
-
- Normally, you move the mouse, and the pointer on the screen moves in
- sympathy. Mouse warp is where the system anticipates your responses
- and moves (or warps) the pointer to where it thinks you want it to be
- without you having to move the mouse.
-
- For example, a popup is displayed and you are required to respond by
- pushing a button. The system anticipates your response and moves the
- pointer to the button ready for you to push it.
-
- If the system anticipates correctly, this can be a great help. If not,
- it can easily render a system unusable.
-
- p.s.
-
- I think the term 'warp' is taken from science fiction, e.g. the 'warp'
- drive of Star Trek fame.
-
- p.p.s
-
- I don't know if the term 'mouse warp' is common usage worldwide, but it
- does seem to describe the phenomenon rather well. :-)
-
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- Gary Parden. Computervision R&D, Harston, Cambridge CB2 5NH, UK
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