On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 11:19:09AM +1000, Allan Rae wrote:

> Can someone explain to me in words of one syllable or less why it is a
> good thing not to deselect after someone has issued a copied command?

A user will forget exactly what he copied[1]; a quick visual reminder of what
just got copied makes for a smoother interface

sorry about the syllables thing

john

[1] by a user, I mean me, and possibly others

-- 
"If the software that a company produces isn't reliable, adding a bunch of
'Mother, may I' rules to the language and the code won't fix it."
        - Pete Becker

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