Re: Currant Bun

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From: Hilary Gay
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00

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> > BTW, in a car, isn't the starter also the same switch to turn it off?
> > everyone who complains about this aspect of Windows, haven't you ever
> driven
> > car? operated a light switch? ran a bath? turned a telly on and off? All
> > toggle switches, i.e. the start is also the stop. I think the shutdown
> > option in Windows is in the logical place, if they put it elsewhere then
> > your average user probably wouldn't find it.
> 
> All that would be fine if the Start button functioned, or at least appeared
> to function as a toggle switch. It doesn't, it is just a button to make a
> menu appear.

So clicking on Start won't depress the icon at all - it'll look exactly
the same whether it's activated or not ... wait, no, it changes.


Hilary Gay


http://www.scottishmagic.co.uk

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From: Hilary Gay <hilary@scottishmagic.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Currant Bun
Date: 2000/01/17
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