[Bf-funboard] Blender UI redesign doc

[Matt Ebb]

He's saying that those pixels are the 4 fastest-to-hit pixels, compared to
the other pixels on the screen. This is because you don't have to be
accurate to hit those 4 pixels - you don't have to aim, just quickly push
the mouse to the corner, and the cursor will automatically get 'stuck' in
there. This means that when you're trying to hit the pixels, it the target
area virtually extends infinitely in 2 directions (it doesn't matter how
much you move the mouse further than the edge).

Incidentally, that's why they decided to put the mac os menu bar at the very
top of the screen - because it's very fast to hit it when you don't have to
aim for it.

Matt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roel Spruit" <Roel@spruitje.nl>
To: <bf-funboard@blender.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:10 AM
Subject: RE: [Bf-funboard] Blender UI redesign doc


> I don't fully understand your mail, but isn't this like...uhm...wrong?
> if I'm in the far left, bottom corner, how the heck would the upper right
> corner be the closest?
> I don't know...maybe I'm trusting this pythgoras guy too much...or maybe
> (probably) I have no idea what you're talking about.
>
> you did get me thinking though, the most efficient way of positioning a
> toolbar would be to calculate wich edge of the screen is closest, and
> automatically move it around! :D
> so if I'm in the left half of the screen, it would be on the left edge, if
> I'm on the right....etc
>
> interesting concept, wich I'm sure, no other program has :D
>
> Roel
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: bf-funboard-admin@blender.org
> [mailto:bf-funboard-admin@blender.org]Namens Thorsten Wilms
> Verzonden: maandag 22 september 2003 10:44
> Aan: bf-funboard@blender.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Bf-funboard] Blender UI redesign doc
>
>
> <snip>
>
> Also of interest: The five single pixels which can be reached fastest are
> the four corner-pixels
> and the pixel the mouse-cursor is currently pointing to (provided it is
not
> one of the four).
>
> Now it could be a idea to put special menus on any of the screen corners.
>
> <snip>
>
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