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Re: file dialog and Mac+ keypad

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From: Marc Hannah
Date: Thu, 21 May 1987 21:26
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In article <3570@osu-eddie.UUCP>, sarrel@osu-eddie.UUCP (Marc Sarrel) writes:
> I have a macplus.  I've figured out that the arrow keys move you up and down
> in the standard file dialog and that enter or return opens the selected file
> or folder.  But, is there some way to move up the directory tree?  Also, what
> other keys do anything interesting here?

    This is one of my favorite topics! I love using key equivalents in
standard file. Here are some of the nice things:
   * typing first few characters of file you want will scroll to it
   * return or enter will open file or folder level
   * tab is equivalent to DRIVE button
   * command-uparrow will move you up one folder level
   * arrow keys will move you thru the file list
   * command-. will cancel  (ADDED WITH SYSTEM 4.1!!!!)

As far as I can tell, every feature of standard file can be done via the 
keyboard. With the SFPutFile dialogs you can do all the above EXCEPT typing
the first few letters of a file will put those letters into the name 
you will save your file as so I use the arrow keys to find the folder I
am looking for.  David Gelphman  daveg%slacvm.bitnet@forsythe.stanford.edu
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From: mrh@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU (Marc Hannah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: file dialog and Mac+ keypad
Message-ID: <1684@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: Thu, 21-May-87 17:26:44 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 21 17:26:44 1987
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Summary: one of my favorite topics