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Article #23976Re: Multifinder woes. DA's
From: Wayne Pollock
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1988 05:19
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1988 05:19
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In article <174400093@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu> dorner@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>>I have this same suggestion for 'SIZE' resources; it should be possible to
>>put a SIZE resource in a document, which would override the SIZE in the
>>application (which would be used as a default). ...
>
>Under Multifinder, programs can load in a small partition, then ask for more
>if they need it, right? So, assuming developers implement this, the next
>round of program updates ought to make the abovementioned feature unnecessary.
Sure, for new applications. Do you have any idea how much macintosh software
already exists? A whole lot! Me, I'd rather have the ability to put a SIZE
resource in a document I use frequently than wait for all my favorite
applications to be revised by the developers! (After all, my suggestion isn't
incompatable with yours.)
Wayne Pollock (The MAD Scientist) pollock@usfvax2.usf.edu.UUCP
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!burl!codas!usfvax2!pollock From: pollock@usfvax2.UUCP (Wayne Pollock) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Multifinder woes. DA's Message-ID: <940@usfvax2.UUCP> Date: 23 Jan 88 05:19:02 GMT References: <7965@j.ms.uky.edu> <174400093@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: pollock@usfvax2.usf.edu.UUCP (Wayne Pollock) Organization: University of South Florida at Tampa Lines: 18