[2834] in java-interest
Re: warp pointer?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (julie melbin)
Tue Oct 17 11:34:48 1995
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 95 09:07:34 EDT
To: meessen@cppm.in2p3.fr (Christophe Meessen),
Arthur.Vanhoff@Eng.Sun.COM (Arthur van Hoff)
From: julie melbin <julie@world.std.com>
Cc: java-interest@webrunner.neato.org
At 01:12 PM 10/17/95 +0100, Christophe Meessen wrote:
>
>The arrow is the visual perception of the of the users "hand/finger". It should
>follow the physical mouse movements. If you change the mouse location from
>within the system or a program you corrupt this implicit and unconcious
>association between a users hand/finger and the pointer.
no argument
>This is unconfortable.
This I dispute as a blanket statement
>
>When the user use the snap to grid, it the object that is moved that will
>snap to grid. At no time it is required that the pointer snap to grids.
>In the snap-to-grid example you suggest, it is the object that is supposed
>to snap to grid. It will jump to the right location when the user release it
>(the button) or it will jump to closest possible location during draging
action.
It sure must if you allow snap-to during a definition. Of course I can (and
will as others have) allow an object already created to be moved and snapped
at the same time.
>
>In such context mouving the pointer around on it's own is bad UI programming.
>As bad as using gotos. Thanks java developper team excluded them.
Gotos have there place, you have your right to your opinions. Don't attempt
to define everyone else's needs or values.
>I hope that the Java developper team will examine and study this carfully
>before taking a decision.
As they should. With both sides equally represented, not one persons opinion
forced on others. You need never use the functionality.
Enjoy
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