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Subject: Re: More Finder Improvements
Keywords: window menubar finder multifinder
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Date: 1 Dec 88 04:14:39 GMT
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In article <6867@pyr.gatech.EDU> tynor@pyr.UUCP (Steve Tynor) writes:
>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.

>Mike Sieweke

I'll have to check it out, but the program QuicKeys can move the mouse and
might work for what you want to do.  I can't remember if the mouse position
returns to its previous state after executing a 'click' QuicKey.  If it
does work, you could define yourself a keypad of sorts, one key to take you
to the apple, one to the file menu, etc.  Oh, and this would work in all
applications, not just the finder.

I'll report on my findings in a bit.

Adam