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In opera.beta Tim Altman wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:27:46 -0400, Mark V
> <notvalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>In opera.beta Tim Altman wrote:
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>>> On Wed, 31 May 2006 11:08:19 -0400, Mark V
>>> <notvalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>In opera.beta Matthew Winn wrote:
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>>>>> On Tue, 30 May 2006 22:17:08 +0800, Andrew Gregory
>>>>> <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> I'll revise my suggestion. Everything as it is now, except
>>>>[ ]
>>>>>
>>>>>> Folks have been complaining about tooltips for as long as
>>>>>> I can remember. I'd be surprised if *anything* happens
>>>>>> until
>>[ ]
>>>>> It's because folks have been complaining about tooltips for
>>>>> as long as I can remember that I'm surprised nothing has
>>>>> happened.
>>
>>>>Why is that OS? That loud voices can be ignored for so long
>>>>in favor of "new and glitzy" stuff it is clearly "candy" over
>>>>functionality?
>>
>>> I don't think there's anything we could write that would
>>> improve on the current situation.
>>
>>Not quite certain how to read that...
>>
>>If directed at ToolTips,
>
> Yes.
>
>>are you saying that something was changed
>>several versions ago that _precludes_ specifying the ToolTips
>>contents parts?
>
> Well, that's obviously the case as it's not currently possible.
> But I wasn't referring to anything technical.
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>>Or precludes specification of the target-type over
>>which ToolTips are displayed?
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> Not that either.
>
>>If so, then why not fix it?
>
> This is what I was referring to. I was attempting to say why no
> one at OS has said anything to soothe the complainers.
Ahhh...
So this is a management decision justified by nothing and in spite
of customer-base wishes then? ;)
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