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Article #17842Re: Finder improvements
From: Christopher Chow
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1987 01:58
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1987 01:58
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[I guess its my chance to do a bit of Finder bashing... :-) ]
Well, one thing which I always wanted to see in the Finder was a way to
display text files and MacPaint type files. The Mac is the only computer
which I know of that dosen't have a fairly accessible "display this file"
type command.
Now, I realize that you can view screen files and {Mac|Full}Paint type
pictures with the Backdrop DA, but why waste a valuable DA slot for a basic
function. BTW, I think that ability to set a backdrop would be a nice thing
to do... [Servant 0.95- already does this - I hope someone would add it to
the Finder]
These little functions don't have to be full-blown. Thats why we have word
processors, text editors, paint programs, etc. All I want is the ability to
view the stuff, not edit text nor create pictures.
Finally, I think the Finder should be optimized a bit so that it can run a
bit faster. Does anyone still remember Keeper by Hertzfield? Although it
didn't work with switcher it allowed you to return to quit to the desktop in
about 1-2 seconds. Is there a reason why Apple can't get something like
that to work with the Finder, Switcher, and Juggler (opps - I mean the
nonexistant switcher-like multitasking shell)?
Christopher Chow
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!husc6!rutgers!lll-lcc!pyramid!batcomputer!chow From: chow@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Finder improvements Message-ID: <1865@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Date: Mon, 3-Aug-87 21:58:20 EDT Article-I.D.: batcompu.1865 Posted: Mon Aug 3 21:58:20 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Aug-87 00:53:07 EDT References: <19906@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <4524@nsc.nsc.com> <6798@dartvax.UUCP> <4529@nsc.nsc.com> <19940@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Reply-To: chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY Lines: 35