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From: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu ( ISR group account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: INIT User guidlines proposal
Message-ID: <1184@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 31 Oct 89 18:16:34 GMT
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Reply-To: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account)
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
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In article <8910310233.AA09123@decwrl.dec.com> phil@vaxphw.dec.com (At 'MAC'simum efficiency!) writes:
>From: phil@vaxphw.enet.dec.com (Phil Hunt)

>around the networks for a long time.  It should display a 'successful' or 
>'question mark' ICON on startup.   The 'question mark' ICON is a modified 
>'successful' ICON with a question mark on top of it.  This tells the
>user the INIT is waiting for user response.  The INIT should then check for 
>the SHIFT key.  If it is depressed, the INIT should wait 1 second before 
>continuing.  This will allow the SHIFT key to act as a 'slow motion'  startup
>allowing the user to find an INIT to selectively load or not load easily.  
>
>Whether the INIT continued or waited 1 second, it should then check for 2 keys
>the 'pretzel'  key or the OPTION key.  If the 'pretzel' key is found depressed>thew INIT should show a 'NO LOAD/UNSUCCESSFUL' ICON, which is a successful 
>ICON with a 'X' on top.  If this is displayed, the INIT should exit with no 
>processing occurring.
>
>The OPTION key is used by INITs that require configuration. 
The standardiztion of INITS is definetily an idea whose time is needed,
but instead of having specific actions assigned to specific keys,
I think it may be better to have ANY key other than SHIFT/OPTION/CTRL/CMND
pressed cause a 'slow motion' startup, ANY ONE of SHIFT/OPTION/CTRL/CMND
should cause a "no load" and OPTION-O be defined as invoking an option
dialog. This will keep some compatibility with older INITS, as it seems
that many of them use one or another of the "control" keys as an no-load
control, I don't know of any (but I don't use many, so...) that use
NORMAL keys as "control" keys, so slowing down newer ones won't cause
older ones to incorrectly not load. Perhaps the TAB key would be useful
as an option indcicator, as some older ones may pick up the OPTION-O as
an OPTION.
BTW, where do if find the SHOWINIT code?
-- 
 Mike Schechter, Institute for Sensory Research, Syracuse Univ.
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