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From: mcgu5464@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Ronald J Mcguire)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Applications: What you'd like to see
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Date: 14 Jan 91 15:25:39 GMT
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In article <1991Jan13.113530.22929@clark.edu> johns@pro-library.cts.com (System Administrator) writes:
<Stuff from Scotts original post deleted>
 >I would like to see a finder utility to view text for the gs.  There is one
 >out to view apple preferred, SHR, paintworks graphics by clicking the mouse
 >twice.  It is called "Finder.View", by Jupiter Systems.  It does not state the
 >author.  It is sharware, and I believe the fee is only $5, which to me is
 >worth more, just for being a time saver alone in searching graphic files.
 >Having one for the ability to do this for text would be great.  I know we have
 >nda's for this, but with all the conflicts with gsos, maybe someone could come
 >up with a "Finder.Text".

I asked for this a while back, and noone seemed interested. I would also
like to make one suggestion to Jupiter, and wouldn't send in my $5 til
then, that scrolling be added so that you can see *ALL* the file, and not
just part of it. Considering that this is a low level task, executing
toolbox calls, $5 would be about as high as it could go. Of course, this
may discourage authors, but I'm only (if I do) sending in $10 for cosmo
which is a far superior program. (Before you flame me, I don't play games,
and therefore would not have bought the program anyway. If I feel that
I play it enuf in the future...) Small tools like these programs make the
finder *VERY* *VERY* useful. I also have a non-payed for copy of ProSel
which I had to use only once (Mr Fixit when Copy][+ fucked up my sys disk)
and will probably never use again because I like the finder so much.

 >Number two request of course, would be multitasking capability for the gs,

A MMU and MultiFinder would be great! But until then I'd like a NDA that
would print AWGS files. This would alow me to work on my document while
printing it. as NDAs have already proven to run many at once. I don't care
how slow the editing would be, it's still better than nothing, and with a
buffer... This I feel is at least a realistic and specific goal, not
"multitasking" which is quite vague.

Now I've forgotten what my original request was going to be, but you can
be assured that I'll remember it as soon as I power down!

Dan