[openbeos] Re: inconsistency?

André Braga <meianoite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Background window wants focus, frame flashes, 
> screen grays out, only relevant windows visible

What's with the overkill? I'm sure people would get the idea of the 
tinted window, even without the fading and the flashing.

IMO a throbbing tint on the window requesting focus would suffice just 
fine. If the window is hidden or covered, Deskbar could do what 
Windows' taskbar does.

> User clicks either the frame or the tinted window;
> it gets focus, everything goes back to normal.
> Pointer may be warped to the newly focused window,
> behaviour settable on a preference panel.

Mouse warping is one of the most evil things ever invented in GUI 
systems. The system should never ever move the mouse pointer. Old Macs 
get bonus points for allowing the mouse to be moved even during bootup, 
giving the impression that the mouse is something solid, something 
real. The box may crash or hang, but you can still move the mouse 
pointer. That's respect. That's a good user experience. (Minus the 
crashing of course.)

/Jonas Sundström.       www.kirilla.com

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