Re: [9fans] mouse dragging

[George Michaelson <ggm@apnic.net>]

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:25:46 +0900 okamoto@granite.cias.osakafu-u.ac.jp wrote:

> I was asked by a very newbie where is "trash can".
> Well, we haven't one.   I tried to tell her why we don't need it.
> However, in my deep mind, I doubted it to myself.
> I really don't need it?
>
> We have no use of mouse dragging.  If we can drag a file object
> in a directory window to another window, and if it means copying
> the object, or if we have choding of left+middle to a file in a directory
> window means to delete the object, we have any problem?
>
> Kenji

A trash can removes the name of an object from the apparent view, but retains
its contents, and provides an undo.

So if your litany of drag/chording options includes that (the above list
doesn't) then no, there is no problem.

(dragging a copy, then chording delete on the original is two things, not one)

Isn't this like arguing why mv is unneeded given V6 cp+rm?

-George