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Article #6953Re: Possible (partial) Finder Irritation Solution
From: Andy Dent, ph: 09 380 2620
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1989 06:16
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1989 06:16
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In article <4729@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>, erk@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Erik A Hanson) writes: > Many people have been complaining about copying files from the finder > because, in selecting a file to copy, the destination folder is often > hidden. > > Would it be a problem for Apple to allow you to select the file(s) you > want to copy, choose "Copy" (or "Cut") from the menu, go to the destination > folder, and "Paste"? Seems logical enough to me. > Indeed. In fact, this is very nearly what DiskTop does. It has a bunch of buttons (Copy, Delete, Rename, Move) and you select your file(s) then press a button for the operation. Simple and elegant and totally intuitive to use.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!vaxa!a_dent From: a_dent@vaxa.uwa.oz (Andy Dent, ph: 09 380 2620) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Possible (partial) Finder Irritation Solution Message-ID: <1220@vaxa.uwa.oz> Date: 23 Oct 89 06:16:14 GMT References: <4729@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> Distribution: comp.sys.mac Organization: University of Western Australia Lines: 13