On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Ned Konz wrote:

>  On Friday 07 February 2003 11:48 am, Alan Kay wrote:
>  > Or you could just overflow sideways to the right with extra
>  > columns. I don't think there are any menus that wouldn't fit with
>  > this strategy + you get to see all of the items ...
> 
>  I thought about this, but on the small screens we have some menus that
>  are just too large. File selection menus come to mind.
> 
>  Plus there are the screens that only have 240x480 pixels (or less?).

All PocketPC devices have a teeny screen of 240x320.  With a font like
Lucy, you might be able to get two columns, but a lot of people seem to
think that font is too small.

Regards,
Aaron

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