Number: 556

Date:  9-Apr-84 12':37':27

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Masinter.pa

Subject: Want ''background menu'' to come up on middle button, Snap and Hardcopy on right

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Attn: Masinter

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Annoying

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Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Perhaps

System: Windows and Graphics

Subsystem: Window System

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["Masinter" " 2-Sep-84 15':39':34" Attn':]'
["masinter" " 6-Sep-84 22':29':53" Status':(Declined->Open)]

Description: '
Date':  6 Apr 84 14':47 PST'
From': Masinter.pa'
Subject': want the ''background menu'' to come up on middle button, not right button'
To': Burton, LispSupport'
cc': Masinter.pa'
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It would be a lot more consistent if the stuff in the background menu popped up on middle button (operations that do things) rather than on right button (window commands). Maybe Snap and Hardcopy on right button, and PSW, TEdit, SendMail, ShowAR etc on middle?'
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this is ''wish'' ''Design-UI'' ''annoying''. '
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rrb - 17-may-84': I am not persuaded that the "consistency" it gives is worth very much.  Since you can do it yourself and would involve reeducating all of our users about where to look for things., I decline'


Workaround: Use BACKGROUNDBUTTONEVENTFN, BACKGROUNDCURSORINFN, and BACKGROUNDCURSORMOVEDFN to bring up your own menu of things.

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Edit-By: masinter

Edit-Date:  6-Sep-84 22':29':53