Discover why the "little arrow" of your mouse be tilted
Answer to this question comes from the times when the computer still had fairly low resolution image
Perhaps you've noticed that the cursor of your mouse (that famous little arrow) is tilted, is not it? However, the quantity of people who wondered why she was so - not straight, pointing up - it's pretty small. Thus, the explanation for this question is not very widespread.
Turns out there's a very practical reason for the cursor to be the way it is - and it is from the time the computer was taking its first steps. To begin with, as you might guess, the first computers and electronic devices relied on bad graphics, as well as a fairly low resolution image.
A problem of "view"
Discover why the (Image Source : Reproduction / Gujjufreak )
Perhaps you've noticed that the cursor of your mouse ( that famous little arrow ) is tilted , is not it ? However, the quantity of people who wondered why she was so - not straight , pointing up - it's pretty small . Thus , the explanation for this question is not very widespread .
Turns out there's a very practical reason for the cursor to be the way it is - and it is from the time the computer was taking its first steps . To begin with , as you might guess , the first computers and electronic devices relied on bad graphics, as well as a fairly low resolution image .
A problem of "view "
Discover why the (Image Source : Reproduction / StackExchange )
At the time described above , the arrows were straight , pointed at the top of your screen ( in the way that many people nowadays think it should be) . The problem is that when the machine was built XEROX PARC , it was found that the poor image quality ended up creating a simple problem and at the same time important .
Because of the pixilated and blurry images , it was difficult to differentiate the cursor rest of the information that appeared on the screen , since it seemed to be just another feature - you can check this " effect " in the image above. It is also worth mentioning that the mouse and the " little arrow " have patents noting that its inventor is Douglas Engelbart , created in the 1970s .
Necessary changes ...
After noting this display problem , Engelbart done some research and found that the cursor tilted 45 degrees to the left would be easier to be seen by users of computers of the time ( for the sake of contrast) , and would also be easier to be produced. And of course this idea was adopted .
At first , only the Xerox started working with the inclined arrow , but other large companies have adopted this " technique " , such as Microsoft and Apple . With this, the cursor as we know now spread across the world and was very well received , so it is pretty much the same for decades .
Perhaps you've noticed that the cursor of your mouse (that famous little arrow) is tilted, is not it? However, the quantity of people who wondered why she was so - not straight, pointing up - it's pretty small. Thus, the explanation for this question is not very widespread.
Turns out there's a very practical reason for the cursor to be the way it is - and it is from the time the computer was taking its first steps. To begin with, as you might guess, the first computers and electronic devices relied on bad graphics, as well as a fairly low resolution image.
A problem of "view"
Discover why the (Image Source : Reproduction / Gujjufreak )
Perhaps you've noticed that the cursor of your mouse ( that famous little arrow ) is tilted , is not it ? However, the quantity of people who wondered why she was so - not straight , pointing up - it's pretty small . Thus , the explanation for this question is not very widespread .
Turns out there's a very practical reason for the cursor to be the way it is - and it is from the time the computer was taking its first steps . To begin with , as you might guess , the first computers and electronic devices relied on bad graphics, as well as a fairly low resolution image .
A problem of "view "
Discover why the (Image Source : Reproduction / StackExchange )
At the time described above , the arrows were straight , pointed at the top of your screen ( in the way that many people nowadays think it should be) . The problem is that when the machine was built XEROX PARC , it was found that the poor image quality ended up creating a simple problem and at the same time important .
Because of the pixilated and blurry images , it was difficult to differentiate the cursor rest of the information that appeared on the screen , since it seemed to be just another feature - you can check this " effect " in the image above. It is also worth mentioning that the mouse and the " little arrow " have patents noting that its inventor is Douglas Engelbart , created in the 1970s .
Necessary changes ...
After noting this display problem , Engelbart done some research and found that the cursor tilted 45 degrees to the left would be easier to be seen by users of computers of the time ( for the sake of contrast) , and would also be easier to be produced. And of course this idea was adopted .
At first , only the Xerox started working with the inclined arrow , but other large companies have adopted this " technique " , such as Microsoft and Apple . With this, the cursor as we know now spread across the world and was very well received , so it is pretty much the same for decades .
