Number: 1852

Date: 15-Aug-84 15':02':58

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Shrager.pa

Subject: Dedit should not change cursor to hour glass up when Eval is used

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Attn: Sheil

Status: Declined

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Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: Easy

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Priority: Perhaps

System: Programming Environment

Subsystem: Code Editor

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Disposition: Regret that the convention here is that systems that rely on specific cursors should ensure that they have them. Declined. (bas - 12 sep 84)'
. Declined. (bas - 12 sep 84)["sheil" "12-Sep-84 18':46':49" Status':(

Description: '
Date':  2 Aug 84 13':57 PDT'
From': Shrager.pa'
Subject': Lisp': More DEdit recommendations'
To': LispSupport.pa'
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2) Please don''t put the hour glass up when Eval is used.  It makes it difficult to call a screen-using function from dedit since they rely, often, on the cursor being the arrow.  I often use edit.bitmap and the hourglass is confusing.'
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Edit-By: sheil

Edit-Date: 12-Sep-84 18':46':49