On 11/20/02 1:13 PM, "John Christie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 02:03 PM, Mac Duff wrote: > >> What the hell is that?! Now THAT's what I want without having to press >> the >> control key! > > Without some modifier then the click will get confused with one where > you were going to release immediately. If the menu popped up > immediately then using the switch feature would be slowed. You'd have > to be able to set it differently for each individual dock icon. > Control click seems perfectly reasonable here. If, by saying "switch feature", you're talking about switching active applications in RAM to bring a different one up to the front, this pause on Docked folders and drives has nothing at all to do with your point. App switching via the Dock is and should be instantaneous. Now, if you want to open the Docked drive _AT_IT's_ROOT_ by just clicking the icon and NOT holding, I'm sure that the system can detect a click versus a click+hold. It obviously does even right now, as clicking a drive opens it's contents immediately, yet the system intentionally pauses when the user click+holds. Now, the other function is dragging items OFF the Dock. Yes, if there were no pause, then the docked item would pop up when the user really wanted to undock the item. Well, how often does one undock an item, versus how often do they dive into Docked drives and folders? I'd bet that people do way more of the latter than they do the former. So, my revision of history would have been no pause on popping up docked folders and drives (or at least a user prefs option), and like the Command+drag to move items around the Dock without stuff skidding out of your way, use another key combi to drag items OFF the Dock... Like option+drag, which seems presently vacant. I tried option+drag on mine and it took it off the Dock. So, the key command is there, ready to go. Anyway, I would at least prefer a delay option, like spring loaded folders has. MacDuff -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
