From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wes Kussmaul To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: <4E1DA117.2030307@0x6a.com> References: <201107121631.05140.dexen.devries@gmail.com> <20110712155612.5b174266@lahti.ethans.dre.am> <201107121726.29100.dexen.devries@gmail.com> <4E1DA117.2030307@0x6a.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:16:06 -0400 Message-ID: <1310566566.1696.48.camel@Wes-Toshiba-Laptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] interesting(?) widgets idea Topicbox-Message-UUID: 00fce5ce-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Wed, 2011-07-13 at 08:43 -0500, Jack Norton wrote: > dexen deVries wrote: > >... > > in other words, all the widgets (menus included) of an app turned into margins when mouse's /not/ over those widgets. > > > > eeek! > Am I the only one who doesn't like this idea? I cannot stand programs > that change their visual representation based upon where the mouse is, Isn't this a perfect case for letting the user set a parameter, depending upon his/her preference? Wes