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1 total messages Started by TMOTA Sat, 19 Dec 1992 05:15
Re: New filer
#708
Author: TMOTA
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 05:15
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[key shortcuts in the filer]
>> i.e. ^C copy
>>      ^V move
>>      ^Z clear selection
>>      ^X delete (preferably with a confirmation, something like :
>>                     Are you sure you want to delete all those files? )
>>      ^E rename (edit name)
>>  and maybe some others.

Most important is ^I for program info, which should bring up the info
window that RISC OS 3.10 hides 3 levels deep... This is pretty good as it
is, but if it actually *COUNTed applications when it was invoked (rather
than claiming they were 2048 bytes in size!) it would be better still...
And for applications, it could also use a !Info file to hold the author's
name, comments, etc. for display in the window, a la Macintosh.

>This brings up an interesting point - how are you going
>to do hotkeys for a window which doesnt normaly have the
>input focus

Well, obviously you don't end up with the caret in filer windows as often
as I do! I thought they might have done something about it in RO 3.10, but
it's still just as easy...
;-)

Simply placing the caret in the window when you select something in it is
all that is necessary, in the normal RISC OS fashion (And we are talking about
a complete replacement for the filer, so it's not as if this would be a
problem).
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