Re: Display-only items

I agree with Steve. Additionally I would like to add the following scenario: a user wants to copy the value of this visible-only item to another software-package (some text-writer fro instance). You might not want to prevent this from happening !

Rob van den Berg
Geodesie & Infradata
Dutch Railways.

Steve Cosner wrote in message <6erii5$f4k_at_info.csufresno.edu>...
>But my question is this: What is wrong with allowing the user to
>click on the item? We have lots of display-only fields where the user
>can click on them, and the field is automatically highlighted
>(background becomes yellow). I like the feature... if user A is
>talking with user B about the field, it is sort of user-friendly to
>allow the mouse click to bring the visual focus to the item being
>discussed... wouldn't you agree?
>
>We have an individual here who insisted on preventing mouse-click
>navigation to display-only items, and in the places where that logic
>was attempted, it has just caused additional problems.
>
Received on Mon Mar 23 1998 - 00:00:00 CET