<grump> What is it that's missing in the UI programming that keeps me from grabbing stuff in some parts of the UI.
For example, in Thunderbird, I can grab the subject text from the dividing bar between message-list pane and message-content pane, ..but.. I cannot grab anything inside the message-list pane. Similar gripes about (some) popup dialogs. Some error messages cannot be mouse-captured <arggh, double-sigh>. I would think there ought to be HCI guideline somewhere that says unless there is a reason for prohibiting it (whatever that might be), every bit of text ought to have a means of capture (and I don't mean a bit map image!). Admittedly, I suppose, this would require extra work when simple clicking already does something (in T'bird like highlighting the line, and making the message current). Maybe shift+mouse drag might be needed. I feel *cheated* that I can't get the text -- anybody else? </grump> Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
