Re: [ToonTalk] Proposed changes to ToonTalk tools
Yishay Mor <[email protected]> Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:24:27 +0000
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How about having something like drag mode in graphic applications? If I point at a sub-picture, hold the mouse button down, and move (without releasing) I drag it around. If I point and click, I grab - just like it is now. Ken Kahn wrote: >Hi. > >Micke was proposing giving the hand many new behaviors including the one >you suggest. I worry about lots of behaviors for the hand but two is >maybe OK. But after sending my email it occurred to me that the hand >already works like 2b for flipped pictures. I think that is another >reason to favor this. But notice that 2b is clumsier than 2c (Micke and >Leonel's sticky finger). With 2c you just drag subpictures around. With >2b you pick up a subpicture and then drop it again where you want it. So >2b is requires some extra clicks (though it is not clear how with 2c you >indicate whether you want the ordinary hand or the sticky finger mode). >But it is simpler and fits better with how ToonTalk currently works. > >Best, > >-ken > >P.S. Maybe you are right - everything should have labels. Exceptions >like bombs and scales just adds a kind of complexity to the system. > > ********************************************************************** Yishay Mor http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/cms/get.asp?cid=4381&4381_0=7303 [email protected] Ph +44(0)20 7612 6963 F +44(0)20 7612 6964 AIM,Yahoo: yishaym; Jabber: [email protected]; ICQ: 179772099 If this helped you, please take the time to rate the value of this post: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=yishaym ********************************************************************** celebrating 100 years of excellence in education www.ioe.ac.uk/centenary ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/o1XolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/