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In article <AZEpkn200WB78QuEYr@andrew.cmu.edu> dh07+@andrew.cmu.edu (David Hairston) writes:
> . . .
>the point that i was trying to make was that if you "thoughtfully"
>isolate your destination folder (or folder window) before you work with
>the source window you'll save yourself a lot of trouble. it's a simple
>procedure, it works and you don't have to try it if you don't want to.
>i think the original "irritation" is somewhat silly in light of this fact.

It's only silly because you don't run into it because you have adopted a
mode of working that doesn't hit the problem.  That's the point I'm trying
to make:  your solution is obtrusive; it requires that I change the way I
do things.  I have my windows positioned and sized in a way that I like,
a way that is convenient for me and the way I work.  I would like to be able
to set them that way ONCE and leave them that way forever.  But occasionally
I hit a situation where I am unable to perform a task (copy or move a file)
because my windows overlap in a way that makes that particular task impossible.
At that point I am forced to either mess up my nicely arranged windows, or
go through some extra and unnecessary steps to accomplish my task.  My point
(I hope for the last time) is that the operating system has gotten in my way;
it has forced me to either change the way I do things, or take more time to
accomplish a task.  I consider this a fault in the operating system.

On the other hand, one of the really wonderful aspects of the Mac is that
it has features that allow you to change what you don't like.  The Rear
Window init recently posted is exactly what I meant when I asked if someone
could write something to get around my irritation.  Many thanks to whoever
wrote it and whoever posted it (sorry, I don't have the names handy; you
know who you are).

--James Preston