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From: tynor@pyr.gatech.EDU (Steve Tynor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: More Finder Improvements
Keywords: window menubar finder multifinder
Message-ID: <6867@pyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: 29 Nov 88 19:10:09 GMT
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Reply-To: tynor@pyr.UUCP (Steve Tynor)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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Many of the articles I have read lately seem to be saying "It's hard to
get the mouse up to that menu bar."  I have a suggestion that I'd like to
throw out for everyone to chew on: 

Have a keyboard shortcut to move the mouse to the top of the screen.  This
gives you a quick way to get at the menu bar without taking up any precious
screen real estate.  Then, when you release the key(s), the mouse would
return to its previous spot on the screen.  (some design considerations
would be (1) where should the mouse go? (2) vertically up or to the apple?)

Before anyone says it, I know Apple forbids a program to move the mouse.
But, in this case the user is (indirectly) moving the mouse him/herself.
Another consideration is: what about (command/option/shift) menu selection?
One/some of these might be lost.  What does everyone think about this?

So this idea is attibuted to the right person...  
I am using a borrowed account.  I am really

Mike Sieweke
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Atlanta, Georgia
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