han@Apple.COM (Byron Han, fire fighter) (03/11/88)
Well, to add by $0.02 to the discussion about moving the cursor into the
window you want typing to go into under SunTools...
The command windows for SunTools are (primarily) text input windows. For
Macintosh windows, this is less clear cut.
Click to activate makes (in my mind) more sense in a more graphics oriented
environment. For the Macintosh, with more graphics oriented windows,
click to activate makes sense. For the Sun, you have options to
have click to select or move cursor into window to select.
In my opinion, it would not be terribly difficult to implement such a
feature under MultiFinder. It would require installing perhaps VBL task
to watch the mouse position and some help from MultiFinder for the context
switching.
These are my own views and not those of Apple.
PS I think that the thread about Mac user interface vs. the world has
potential to point out strengths and weaknesses of all user interfaces
being discussed. No one interface is perfect. But rabid postings from
highly biased individuals just contribute to flamage and not to the
intellectual discourse. Enough proselytizing from me.
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