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- From: craig@ec.uwa.oz.au (Craig Richmond - division)
- Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
- Subject: Re: Click to Raise Windows vs. Point to Raise
- Date: 24 Nov 1992 00:12:32 GMT
- Organization: The University of Western Australia
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- Message-ID: <1ers1gINN7ib@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>
- References: <1992Nov18.222850.2695@u.washington.edu> <1992Nov23.101129.558@csd.uwe.ac.uk>
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- fj_maddi@csd.uwe.ac.uk (FJ Maddix) writes:
-
- >This is personal opinion, but:
- >Click-to-raise involves a voluntary attention switch (ie to the input focus)
- >whereas point-to-raise could just result in confusion as unrelated windows
- >(all but one of which you do not need) pop up and down.
-
- Ever bumped the mouse and started typing into the wrong window with
- disasterous results?
-
- Craig
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- Craig Richmond. Computer Officer - Dept of Economics (morning) 380 3860
- University of Western Australia Dept of Education (afternoon)
- craig@ecel.uwa.edu.au Dvorak Keyboards RULE! "Messes are only acceptable
- if users make them. Applications aren't allowed this freedom" I.M.VI 2-4
-