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From: maumg@warwick.ac.uk (Pop Mobility Freak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Comments on !PlaceIt
Keywords: !PlaceIt
Message-ID: <1991Feb4.110525.12606@warwick.ac.uk>
Date: 4 Feb 91 11:05:25 GMT
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In article <1991Feb1.195946.9947@odin.diku.dk> seifert@diku.dk (Michael Seifert) writes:

Text deleted of bug report

I have looked into this and fixed it. But you will have to wait until we
get comp.binaries.acorn before I mail it.
>
>Suggestions for improvements:
>
>I'll write these in order of importance (imho):
>
>1. Implement a small clock, this is how I think it should be implemented:
>
>     Include "Clock" in the menu.
>
>     When clicking menu, another "filer icon" will appear, only this
>     is a "digital clock" icon. The icon can be moved around just like
>     any other icon on the background. Please make it a digital clock
>     with ordinary letters if possible. I think you should avoid seconds,
>     hence only use hours and minutes (24 hour system).
>
>     Take a look at !Daily by Joe Abley (joe@uucp.tharr), I used to use
>     it until your background put itself on top of !Daily.

Try using my iconclock application. This is a module and so uses only the
memory it requires (not a whole page). If people really want one on the
background (ie included in !PlaceIt) let me know via e-mail if possible (at
maumg@uk.ac.warwick.cu or better pmf@uk.ac.warwick.cs) and I'll consider
"nerging" IconClock into PlaceIt

>
>2. The possibility of a sprite as background.

There are a few technical problems with this one. Also I am a third year
who has very little time to spare installing this option. There have been
several suggestions about this topic. An idea that I am in favour of is
allowing a small sprite to be tiled over the background (this would save
memory).
>
>3. VduSaver function (Please - no bouncing nuts).

Try using R.K.Lloyd's VDUSaver module as this is excellent and works from
outside the desktop as well. P.S. when will VDUSaver version 2.00 be out?
>
>4. SetDir function. The possibility of changing the current directory,
>   by dragging a directory to an icon. Make this a menu option, and just
>   like clock, make it into "yet another filer icon".

Do other people think this is a good idea? If so I *may* code it depending
upon how much time I have available.
>

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        Yours,
                Pop Mobility Freak (Ian Ashley)

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