From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] scrollbar
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:38:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <054101c401ed$f2fefa90$67844051@SOMA> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <81132473206F3A46A72BD6116E1A06AE056164@black.aprote.com>
> Windows/MacOS constantly place the scrollbar on right.
they got it wrong.
> Is there some reasoning behind this logic?
my logic is that if you write left to right the scroll bar should be on the
left.
and vice versa.
it minimises mouse movement.
i don't know why X or plan 9 or 8th ed chose this.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-04 13:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-04 10:48 Tiit Lankots
2004-03-04 10:54 ` matt
2004-03-04 13:38 ` boyd, rounin [this message]
2004-03-04 17:15 ` Rob Pike
2004-03-04 17:22 ` Rob Pike
2004-03-04 17:43 ` rog
2004-03-04 20:21 ` splite
2004-03-05 4:42 ` ron minnich
2004-03-05 4:45 ` Bakul Shah
2004-03-05 18:45 ` [9fans] borders rog
2004-03-05 18:40 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-03-05 18:49 ` rog
2004-03-05 18:44 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-03-05 19:08 ` rog
2004-03-04 19:04 ` [9fans] scrollbar splite
2004-03-04 19:07 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-03-04 19:17 ` rog
2004-03-04 21:10 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-03-04 22:28 ` boyd, rounin
2004-03-04 19:15 ` rog
2004-03-04 20:56 ` splite
2004-03-04 21:39 ` Bakul Shah
2004-03-04 21:51 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-03-04 22:10 ` splite
2004-03-04 22:40 ` boyd, rounin
2004-03-05 0:33 ` Derek Fawcus
2004-03-05 11:33 ` boyd, rounin
2004-03-05 1:16 ` Geoff Collyer
2004-03-05 1:59 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-03-05 3:45 ` David Presotto
2004-03-05 11:50 ` 9nut
2004-03-05 14:31 ` Michael H. Collins
2004-03-05 14:26 ` Michael H. Collins
2004-03-05 2:00 ` andrey mirtchovski
2004-03-05 9:14 ` Gorka Guardiola Múzquiz
2004-03-05 11:36 ` boyd, rounin
2004-03-04 10:57 Tiit Lankots
2004-03-04 11:05 ` matt
2004-03-04 11:17 ` plan9
2004-03-04 11:15 Tiit Lankots
2004-03-05 14:58 David Presotto
2004-03-05 16:33 ` Michael H. Collins
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