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Article #2185Re: StuffIt Converter (was Re: More SpaceSaver)
From: Dave Newman
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 02:56
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 02:56
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In article <1992Aug26.030327.8672@terminator.cc.umich.edu> (comp.sys.mac.apps), leonardr@ccs.itd.umich.edu writes: | > I presume then that Aladdin is aware that in the Finder (viewing by name) | >that listing a directory by clicking on the triangle causes all of the files | >within that folder to be decompressed. I presume that that's because of the | >need to get the icons out of the rforks. Still not cool, though. | > | This wll ONLY happen for folders containing files with custom icons. | It will NOT happen for normal files, nor for folders w/custom icons! As more and more applications appear, which write out files with custom icons, this problem will get worse. Already paint/draw applications are doing this along with desktop pattern utilities. --Dave ----------------------------------------------------------- Dave Newman | AOL: AFC Tinman Artillery Spotter | ALink: TINMAN Notable Technologies, Inc. | CIS: 70743,3323 Voice: 510.208.4449 | internet: daven@notable.com FAX: 510.444.4493 | -----------------------------------------------------------
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!notable!oberon!daven From: daven@notable.com (Dave Newman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: StuffIt Converter (was Re: More SpaceSaver) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 18:56:12 PST Organization: Notable Technologies, Inc. Message-ID: <01058004.c5leaf@oberon.notable.com> Reply-To: daven@notable.com X-Mailer: uAccess LITE - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4 Lines: 23