Re: [Usability] Copy/double click feedback

["James Clarke" <james clarke gmail com>]

In print - Jef Raskin, "The Humane Interface", last page of Appendix A.

Online - the relevant bit of that appendix is also in this article -
http://gigaom.com/2005/08/04/apple-should-thank-jef-raskin-for-mighty-mouse/
- which also points out that his design for a mouse is extremely close
to Apple's Mighty Mouse.

James

On 9/25/07, Raphael Bosshard <raphael bosshard gmail com> wrote:
> > Yes, this is a long-standing concern for all desktops really.  I don't
> > really have any idea what a workable solution might be; better brains
> > than ours[1] haven't really come up with anything in the past 20 years
> > or more that WIMP desktops have been pervasive.
>
> Although I am unable to find the specific reference, Jef(f) Raskin is
> said to have regretted his initial design decision of having only one
> mouse button on the Macintosh. Apparently he also said that three
> buttons would have been better; one for selection, one for activation
> and one for modification (move).
>
> Now if I only could find the reference...
>
> So long,
> Raphael
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