Number: 609

Date: 10-Apr-84 14':12':56

Submitter: 

Source: Cooper.pa

Subject: Can''t put cursor inside of TAB-moved Dedit menu

Assigned To: Sheil.pa

Attn: 

Status: Closed

In/By: 

Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: 

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Perhaps

System: Programming Environment

Subsystem: Code Editor

Machine: 

Disk: 

Lisp Version:  8-Apr-84

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Disposition: '
["Sannella.PA" "21-Aug-84 17':54':11" Assigned% To': Attn': Status':(Fixed->Closed)]

Description: '
Date':  9 Apr 84 13':03 PST'
From': Cooper.pa'
Subject': Lisp': bug in come-hither mode of DEDIT menu'
To': LispSupport.pa'
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Lisp System Date':  8-Apr-84 18':02':02'
Machine': Dorado (CISDORADO10)'
Microcode version': 24,4'
Memory size': 10000'
Frequency': Always'
Impact': Moderate'
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When you hit TAB to bring over the DEDIT menu, the cursor is positioned exactly on the left border. Unfortunately, this makes the menu move around; if you jerk the mouse quickly so that the cursor jumps *inside* the menu, then it works fine, but it''s sort of like the Alto "Fly Swatter" game.'
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Eric'
Date': 10 Apr 84 16':14 PST'
From': Sheil.pa'
Subject': Re': AR 609': Can''t put cursor inside of TAB-moved Dedit menu'
In-reply-to': LispSupport.pa''s message of 10 Apr 84 14':13':31 PST (Tuesday)'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': Cooper'
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It''s not a bug. When the tab is down, the menu follows the cursor until you slide the cursor into the menu. Is it that hard?'
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Status':  Declined (pending further argument)'
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Beau'
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Date': 10 APR 84 16':50 PST'
From': MASINTER.PA'
Subject': Re': AR 609': Can''t put cursor inside of TAB-moved Dedit menu'
To':   Sheil, LispSupport'
cc':   Cooper'
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 In response to the message sent 10 APR 1984 1614-PST by Sheil.pa'
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You clearly haven''t tried it on a Dorado. On a Dorado, getting the mouse into the window is very hard, because the little menu moves around as fast as you can roll the mouse around.'
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Currently, snuggle-up is unusable on a Dorado. '
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Please reopen status.'
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Date': 10 Apr 84 16':51 PST'
From': Sheil.pa'
Subject': Re': AR 609': Can''t put cursor inside of TAB-moved Dedit menu'
In-reply-to': LispSupport.pa''s message of 10 Apr 84 14':13':31 PST (Tuesday)'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': COOPER'
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OK - I take it back - I can''t get the mouse in on a Dorado either.  Fixed in new version.'
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Beau'
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Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 21-Aug-84 17':54':12