#Scheme 1.7
Barry – no – We stay out of Eplex entirely, currently. Very soon there will
be a change in situation where that will change. in the meantime, my activity
is confined to the forum without any exceptions. Let me address some of your
concerns… (and thanks for bringing them up here…. I like it – there are
so many good thinkers on here it can't do anything but help)
I see that the document is not clear, as you say – I will change it. However,
I would also point out that it does NOT describe moving an object br dragging
it – it says "To drag an object, point at it, etc… In order to sucessfully
move or copy an object using the drag technique, you must be sure that the
object is NOT selected when using drag." (page 14) And on page 5, it says
that copy, move, etc work on marked objects. Drag is a means of marking AND
positioning and object. Forest thru the trees problem, for me – I'll change
it. Thanks.
2- a logic system for overlapping; sure, that would be nice. Do you want to
wait longer for screen re-draws? wires are all dynamically figured at re-draw
time – they don't really exist as items, only endpoints. I don't think it's
practical.
3- same problem, though not unsolvable. Into the 'wish list it goes.
4- copies _do_ deselect, I think; the source stays selected, but the 'copy'
is unselected. 4b- no can do.
5- that could be awful… how about, a requester that says: "Objetcs
off-screen are selected – abort or continue?" But only once? <continued>