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Subject:    [sylpheed:24428] Re: [PATCH] Remove cursor from textview
From:       Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski <cade () datamax ! bg>
Date:       2005-03-23 11:48:58
Message-ID: 20050323134858.13413e70.cade () datamax ! bg
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:16:53 +0100
Moritz Heiber <moe@lunar-linux.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:15:34 +0300
> Sergey Pinaev <dfo@antex.ru> wrote:
> 
> > not all users like to move hands away from keyboard and touch
> > this stupid device.
> > so, imho, removing cursor should be only _option_, selectable
> > in preferences.
> 
> I think it's neither worth the time nor actually benefiting to make up
> an option _just_ for that.
> 
> Sometimes, as a developer, you need to decide wether to include an
> option (likely because it serves the interest of either you or a broad
> amount of your users) or discard it. 

absolutely true!

> 
> For me it seemed perfectly logical to remove the cursor since
> I happen to be a fairly regular pointer user (especially with highly
> advanced gui application like sylpheed) and I thought that would just
> go along with the majority.

though removing features is not always a good policy. you can select text 
with the mouse. you will not see cursor unless you click inside the text and
finally you can browse and select text with the keyboard. I won't agree 
removing the latter is good option.

> 
> I can see your point .. it's just .. if you're so used to using the
> keyboard .. why are you bothering to use sylpheed that is actually
> built upon toolkit which means to include the use of the mouse pointer
> as a rather oftenly used input device?

this is not fair! :) if you select image you use mouse if you select text
you use keyboard. both can be done with any device but why only one 
should be best (restricted)?

P! Vladi.
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