On 11/12/2000 11:52 AM, "Philip Kearney III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 11/11/00 3:52 PM, "Dan Crevier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> On 11/11/2000 12:40 AM, "Stewart Macdonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dan Crevier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) recycled some electrons by writing:
>>>
>>>> See:
>>>>
>>>> <http://devworld.apple.com/techpubs/mac/HIGuidelines/HIGuidelines-224.html>
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>
>>> The above link seems to suggest that Entourage has implemented it
>>> incorrectly. I quote from the above page:
>>>
>>>> If your application supports intelligent cut and paste, follow these
>>>> guidelines:
>>>>
>>>> � If the user selects a word or a range of words, the selection itself is
>>>> highlighted, but spaces adjacent to the selection are not highlighted.
>>>
>>> So will this be fixed in an update to Entourage? Or have I misunderstood
>>> something?
>>
>> It's a guideline, not the law.
>
> I _told_ you guys during the beta cycle that I wasn't going to be the only
> person to bitch about this annoying behaviour. ;-)
>
> If I select a word and E'rage selects the space after it and I begin to
> type, E'rage should stick in the extra space automatically like Word does
> when I have the "Smart Cut & Paste" selected in the prefs. If I don't have
> it selected in the prefs, E'rage (and Word for that matter) should conform
> to the HIG standard and just select the word I double-clicked. I maintained
> this during the beta cycle and it is good to see others in concurrence.
>
> Please fix it for the next release. :-)
Yes, the problem about double clicking and then typing is a bug. The
selection you see when double clicking will most likely not change. No one
disagreed during the beta process, we were just out of time.
Dan
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