DesktopOS: If I Had My Way--Functionality, Similar To A Mouse | Linux Today

DesktopOS: If I Had My Way–Functionality, Similar To A Mouse

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 24, 2004

“This subject, and the resulting text, grew out of this thread
on Lycoris’ community web site. Feel free to come by to see what
others had to say on this subject, pro (yes, there are others
who have issues with some of the things as they now are)
and
con.

“While that thread, and the discussion therein, dealt
specifically with web site designs now, which have their main menu
links on the left side of the web browser window, this document
attempts to deal with the subject on a broader scope. The suggested
change will affect operating systems and in the case of GNU/Linux,
the design of window managers as well…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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