2.5 cursor change

[Marian Petrides]

I was talking about both, but mainly the cursor that is actually used 
in a stack.  Maybe I am just so HyperCard-conditioned to expect a 
grabber hand that it feels odd to be using an arrow.

But I see your point, too.  Perhaps we don't really want users to think 
"stack" but rather to think "professionally-looking mainstream app."  
Now, I am truly confused. ;-)

M

On Jul 30, 2004, at 8:54 PM, Troy Rollins wrote:

>
> On Jul 30, 2004, at 8:09 PM, Judy Perry wrote:
>
>> Yeah... but.. the hand's more obvious as to its function.  With two 
>> arrows
>> that differ only ever so slightly in appearance but markedly in 
>> action,
>> 'twould be better, methinks, to have a markedly different appearance 
>> so
>> that the user doesn't have to do the mouseover hover to figure out 
>> which
>> is which and does what.
>
> ;-)
>
> Well, I can't say I've experienced that problem, but now I'm wondering 
> - are we talking about the icon which gets used in the tools palette, 
> or the actual mouse cursor which is used in the two modes?
>
> The icon in the palette, I have no real preference... it could be a 
> happy face for all I care. The mickey hand cursor is what I've never 
> liked. I believe the arrow tool as a cursor is more appropriate when 
> browsing, as that is how ("real") applications which are not otherwise 
> fiddling with the cursor actually work.
> --
> Troy
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