New zoom functions (was: Re: [GRASS5] The status of 5.0)

[Markus Neteler]

On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 11:45:17AM -0500, Carl Worth wrote:
> On Mar 25, Helena Mitasova wrote:
>  
>  > Just as a small example from my own experience: I really hated the
>  > new d.zoom (because I cannot tell left from right and I aways
>  > clicked the wrong button). However, just recently I had to use some
>  > old version of GRASS with the old d.zoom.  Well, enough to say, I
>  > don't hate the new d.zoom anymore. What a tedious work it was to do
>  > zooming in old versions of GRASS
> 
> I've never used any GRASS prior to 5, so I won't comment on that.
> 
> However, I'm constantly frustrated by the 3-button d.zoom
> function. The meaning of the buttons keeps changing and I regularly
> get it wrong.

... also me. Why not changing it to something more intuitive?
I do not consider this as de-stabilization.
 
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Markus