Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!rutgers!usc!jarthur!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!claris!wombat From: wombat@claris.com (Scott Lindsey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Finder suggestion for Dave Lyons Keywords: Magruder, verbose, Redmond, consecutive Message-ID: Date: 16 Jul 90 18:25:09 GMT References: <350.apple.net@pro-angmar> Sender: wombat@claris.com Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara, CA Lines: 17 In-reply-to: kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP's message of 14 Jul 90 20:40:40 GMT Subversive: Cocaine In article <350.apple.net@pro-angmar> kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP (Kevin Green) writes: > Since GS/OS is now a forked file OS like the Mac OS, it should be possible to > have 'Get Info' bring up a dialog that text can be added to ala those on the > Mac. I would love to see this in a future GS/OS release. It's not that simple. Finder info (on the mac) is not stored in a resource. It's stored as part of the directory info. Implementing it the same way under GS/OS is infeasible. There are philosophical problems with creating a special resource in a file to store such info (it could be considered a Finder virus :-). IMHO, don't hold your breath waiting for this one. -- Scott Lindsey | I dig iguana in their outer space duds Claris Corp. | saying, "Aren't you glad we only eat bugs?" ames!claris!wombat| DISCLAIMER: These are not the opinions of Claris, Apple, wombat@claris.com | StyleWare, the author, or anyone else living or Dead.