>Another example is why the Mac, Atari and Amiga all put the menu bar at the top of the screen: it's an oft-used target and should be easy to move the pointer t

>Another example is why the Mac, Atari and Amiga all put the menu bar at the top of the screen: it's an oft-used target and should be easy to move the pointer to. This is an adaptation of Fitt's law. this oft-repeated argument is so dumb. Perhaps it's that different people's brains work differently, but so what. I have more than one window open; I'm looking at one of them, that's my context. Why would I want to roll the mouse out of my context to go to the top of the screen (shared context) only to discover that the the other window has the focus, and thus the menu? If I clicked on the menu in the context of my window, it would be given the focus and I would not be interrupted/distracted; my attention is the premium here. It's just such a flawed argument. I'm fine with you having it the way you prefer it; I'm not fine with you forcing me to have it the way you prefer it; and even more aggrieved to be given a nonsensical reason.