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From: jdm@gryphon.COM (John Mesiavech)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Hooks and ladders
Summary: Easier, more intuitive way..(resident.device....yecch)
Message-ID: <22618@gryphon.COM>
Date: 23 Nov 89 05:43:00 GMT
Expires: 31 Dec 69 23:59:59 GMT
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Reply-To: jdm@gryphon.COM (John Mesiavech)
Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
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 Regarding "resident Workbench programs", there's a number of ways 
to implement such that are LOTS easier than the proposed 
"resident.device" (an abstruse name for the RAM DIsk).
 
1) (and easiest) Simply allow normal icons (such as TOOL, or PROJECT,
or DRAWER) to be put on the Workbench screen.  This would require 
a slight modification to the Disk icon structure, to include the
list of desktop icons on the disk.  Not hard to do, and adds REAMS
of usefulness to the system.  Just ask anyone who's used a Mac....
that's had this style of system for years.  And all it requires 
is an addition to the Disk icon structure!  An objection to this
system was made by one person in comp.sys.amiga, who said that such
a system would get confusing with iconified programs.  
Let me ask that person this: So what?  If someone's weird enough to 
make a program icon look like a window icon, that's his problem.
He can certainly change it easily enough!
 
2) Isn't there a Tool menu being added to WB 1.4?  Wher eyou can install your
own goodies?
 
Again, what's the hoopla?  I vote ffor having icons on the desktop!

John

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