Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!rex!ames!uhccux!jimmy From: jimmy@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jimmy Chan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Shell Menus. Message-ID: <7969@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> Date: 31 May 90 00:35:32 GMT References: <20550@snow-white.udel.EDU> Reply-To: jimmy@uhccux.UUCP (Jimmy Chan) Organization: University of Hawaii Lines: 69 In article <20550@snow-white.udel.EDU> BARRETT@forest.ecil.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) writes: > Is there some unwritten rule that says that CLI's and GUI's must be >totally seperate? If there is, then that rule should be broken. I am >a Shell user. On my system, I don't even load the WorkBench; my system >just boots directly to a Shell. But this is out of necessity, as I >don't have enough memory to have the WorkBench loaded all the time. > I have WB loaded and also running 3 shells and 1 cli that doesn't want to shut down because I run Djclock right before cli > nil. I am satisfied with this my setup though I have 3 megs in my system. >mouse to use the WorkBench. (BTW, I will be very unhappy if, for >some reason, OS2.0 will not let me have seperate Shell and WorkBench >screens as I have with OS1.3) > Haven't had a chance to use, feel or even see AmigaDos 2.0. But, from previous postings I assumed you were knowledeable about it...8-)... > In particular, I would like to see two things added to the Shell. >OS2.0 provides text clipping betweens Shells and programs, but this is >not really enough. I would also like to see an 'edit' menu added to >the Shell. This menu could provide items such as select-all, copy, >cut, and paste to make text clipping more flexable. I would also >like to see a facility for easily adding custom menus to the Shell. > Actually I have to agree with you there it would make it nicer but is it necessary? I've always found it reasonable to leave the Shell/Cli separate from GUIs in case of confusion. What you actually want is a FULL GUI interface instead of two interfaces. > Believe me, if I had the programming experience I would do this >myself. But I do not, and I can only ask someone else (or Commodore) >to do it. If Commodore will not do it, then I hope that someone >else would be willing to do it. Any takers? > Don't see why CBM has to do it since they are pretty busy right now. I think if you pay someone enough money they will take on the job...8-)... Don't think I have enough programming experience to do it though... > -MB- > >BTW, the DOS Shells on the SUN SparcStation have menus. Why can't >the Shells on the Amiga have this feature? > Just because they have it doesn't mean we have to tag along now do we? Sorry Marc, don't mean to get down on you since enough people do it..8-)... but, there is a fine line between whining for something and asking politely for a solution to something. Don't expect all that much to happen all at one time as you seem to want it to as all things takes time, money, and manpower. Us here that's stuck in Hawaii tend to get things late but hey, we don't go crying that we don't get this or that we just wait patiently and usually it comes around....8-)....just like AmigaDos 2.0...been waiting for that ever since WB1.3 wasn't what I liked... 8-)...8-)...8-).... -- **************************************************************************** // || Hardware : A2000, 3 megs, 2 internal 3 1/2" drives \\ // || Future Purchases : SCSI Controller, 40-60 meg harddrives, A3000 \X/ || jimmy@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu or jimmy@uhccux.bitnet