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From: rankins@argentina.crd.ge.com (raymond r rankins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: 5.0.2 Finder Bugs
Keywords: fogy, belvedere, sleety, logistic
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Date: 10 Apr 90 16:15:06 GMT
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In article <WOMBAT.90Apr9145740@claris.com> wombat@claris.com (Scott Lindsey) writes:
>which the GS Finder is derived.  Human Interfaces probably decided that
>destructive moves would both be confusing to some naive users and could be
>dangerous.... this way you're always in control of creation and deletion of
>files (except for all those annoying Finder files :-).

I've always been supportive of standard interfaces and interface
guidelines, but it's this type of thinking that drives advanced users
away from the standard interface to something less combersome.  If
certain things could only be done (like moving a file) by requiring
pressing open-apple & option while selecting the item with the mouse,
most naive users wouldn't even know about this feature.

Ray



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