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- From: guineau@wjg.UUCP (W. John Guineau)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: ENHANCEMENTS: C= Please consider this
- Message-ID: <guineau.08jy@wjg.UUCP>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 02:43:04 GMT
- References: <Bz9rHw.8Ls@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <Twin-Peaks.02k2@fbi.amigans.gen.nz> <BzJD72.270@NeoSoft.com>
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- In article <BzJD72.270@NeoSoft.com> peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
- > In article <Twin-Peaks.02k2@fbi.amigans.gen.nz> Twin-Peaks@fbi.amigans.gen.nz (Dale Cooper) writes:
- > > >2) Window activation/depth. If windowA is behind windowB, and windowA's
- > > >depth gadget is obstructed, it's kind of a hassle to move them around so
- > > >you can change A's depth. Yes, it's lazy. :) It would be great if all
- > > >you had to do was click on windowA's titlebar to activate it and bring
- > > >it to the very front.
- >
- > > This I have to disagree with!
- >
- > Actually, I like the OpenWindows mechanism:
- >
- > Click on the border, anywhere, and the window comes to the front.
- > Click and drag on any side of the window, and the window moves.
- > Click and drag on any corner of the window, and the window resizes.
- >
- > The only thing I miss from the Amiga is an easy way to send a window to the
- > back. You have to pull down a menu from the border and select "Back".
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- I use KCommodity. It allows a qualifier for window to front/back. I use
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- left-amiga + left-mouse = window/screen to front
- left-amiga + right-mouse = window/screen to back
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- this mirrors my Motif setup at work and makes depth management of many windows
- very simple...
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- > --
- > Peter da Silva. <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
- > `-_-' Oletko halannut suttasi t dn d dn?
- > 'U`
- > Tarjoilija, t dm d ateria el d d viel d.
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