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Re: Single Filer Icon (was: Zip drives - Problems?)

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From: Philip R. Banks
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 00:00
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Ariancylch <julian@southern.co.nz> writes:

> The Cumana SCSI model is close to being right. The one annoyance I have
> with it is the way you have to get to things like 'verify' and 'free'
> when you start stacking drive-icons. I'd far prefer it if the standard
> list of options was -always- there, but acted on the currently selected
> drive. Having the existing list of drives with a sub-menu would be good
> as well.
> (This avoids the other, related, irritation I have, in that if you've
>  only one icon stacked, you have to follow this sub-menu to get at
>  things like dismount)

   I must admit I too have been mildly irritated by this. My thought was that
menu should bring up the standard menu for the currently selected drive,
shift-menu should bring up the drive list.

   The only thing I don't like about shift-menu clicking is that it means you
have to use the mouse and the keybaord to access drives quickly without cycling
through them. But I can live with that. :)

    Philip

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From: banksie@khantazi.wn.planet.gen.nz (Philip R. Banks)
Subject: Re: Single Filer Icon (was: Zip drives - Problems?)
Date: 1997/01/12
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