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From: waggoner@berlioz (Mark Waggoner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: toolpath wanted in workbench 1.4
Keywords: workbench 1.4 tool
Message-ID: <688@berlioz.nsc.com>
Date: 25 Aug 89 21:37:22 GMT
Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara
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Number 579 in the 1.4 wish series.

I really want a 'toolpath' for workbench.  I really hate it when
workbench can't find a project's tool just because the tool either
isn't installed in some specially named place or it is in a different
place on machine A than it is on machine B.  One of the nice things
about the Mac is that it will find a tool for you if it is available
anywhere.

What I propose:
 1. Workbench would first look for the tool using the name in the
    default tool field of the project WITH DISK REQUESTERS TURNED OFF.
 2. If not found, Workbench searches for the tool in the 'toolpath' 
	(perhaps an environment variable? )
 3. If still not found - and the default tool specifies an absolute
    path, turn on the disk requesters and look for it again.
 4. If STILL not found - put up a REQUESTER to the effect: 
	'Could not find the tool XXXX for project XXXX'
	NOT a silly error message in the title bar.  Maybe even 
	CENTER IT ON THE SCREEN!

So... is it 'in there'?


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