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In article <2294@speedy.mcnc.org> kk@mcnc.org.UUCP (Krzysztof Kozminski) writes:
>In article <1990Jun7.190113.28131@caen.engin.umich.edu> billkatt@mondo.engin.umich.edu (billkatt) writes:
>>The mouse pointer belongs to the user.  It should never be moved by the
>>program.  If programs start moving it, they user no longer feels they have
>>control over what happens.

>This happens to be your opinion, shared by many people, but it is not an
>universal truth ... please, should I direct followups to talk.religion?

Hm, might create an interesting train of discussion...

>>You should move your windows under the cursor,
>>since the windows belong to the program.

>Don't you think that many people would be confused if windows started
>jumping around?  IMHO, this is way worse than having the pointer do
>an occasional warp (but I am not going to protest it as long as I
>can disable it on *MY* computer).

It's basically the difference between either snapping your fingers and
having a notepad ten feet away suddenly appear under your hand, or
snapping your fingers and suddenly having your hand appear over a
notepad ten feet away.

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