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From: Jack Johnson <fragment@nas.com>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Some questions
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:00:04 -0800
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On Jan 29, 2004, at 7:32 PM, Geoff Collyer wrote:
> Plan 9's scroll bars let one scroll a precise number of lines, forward
> or backward, or move to a relative position within the window.

I've always liked page's interface: just drag it where you want it
(though now I'm even more partial to 1280x1024).  The
click-to-next-page is nice, too.

I've often thought it would be an effective way to ditch scrollbars
altogether, maybe using a key chord (or additional button?) to signify
that you wanted to scroll rather than click/select/cut/snarf/paste.

-Jack