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Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text |
Date: |
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:35:34 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
> If the time stamps for the clicks indeed come from the X server, then
> Kim's timed scheme would probably not be very susceptible to system
> load/traffic congestion effects.
The problm with it is that it goes against what we're trying to do, which is
to get Emacs's UI in line with "what non-Emacs users expect".
I.e. such users will just do a simple click and expect it to follow
the link.
Adding a message saying "please keep the button pressed longer if you want
to follow the link" is really not much better than adding a message that
says "use mouse-2 if you want to follow the link".
And if you add to the equation the extra code and conceptual complexity of
using timing-dependent information, I find it ends up a loser.
> After all, we have the same problem with recognizing double-clicks.
Sure. But users have wanted double-clicks, so we gave it to them.
Users's aren't asking for variable-duration clicks. OTOH users are quite
used to not being able to move cursor into a link by just left-clicking on
it. It may annoy them at times, but it seems to annoy them less than having
to use mouse-2.
Stefan
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, (continued)
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Stefan, 2004/10/24
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, David Kastrup, 2004/10/25
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Stefan, 2004/10/25
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, David Kastrup, 2004/10/25
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Stefan Monnier, 2004/10/25
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Ralf Angeli, 2004/10/25
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Stefan Monnier, 2004/10/25
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, David Kastrup, 2004/10/25
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text,
Stefan Monnier <=
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Kim F. Storm, 2004/10/26
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, David Kastrup, 2004/10/26
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Kim F. Storm, 2004/10/26
- RE: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Drew Adams, 2004/10/26
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, David Kastrup, 2004/10/26
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Kim F. Storm, 2004/10/26
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Luc Teirlinck, 2004/10/26
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Kim F. Storm, 2004/10/27
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, Luc Teirlinck, 2004/10/27
- Re: finger-pointer curser as default for mouse-face text, David Kastrup, 2004/10/27