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From: gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block)
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Subject: Re: How to improve Workbench 2.0!
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Date: 12 Feb 91 01:19:02 GMT
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From article <1991Feb11.113601.1338@sugar.hackercorp.com>, by peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva):
> In article <18a97a8b.ARN2a78@prolix.ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au> dac@prolix.pub.uu.oz.au writes:
>> In article <1991Feb9.045752.2018@sugar.hackercorp.com>, Peter da Silva writes:
>> > In any case, adding a special bit for *each* separate command language is a
>> > bad idea. I think the script bit is a mistake already.
> 
>> Explain the last sentence in that statement, Peter, and make it a
>> good explanation as well! Or Else.
> 
> There's already an "execute" bit. A file with the execute bit set but not in
> Amiga load format should be treated as a script. No reason to blow another
> bit on the same thing. Too late *now*, of course, but why compound the mistake?
> -- 
> Peter da Silva.   `-_-'
> <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>.
  Well.....  Not necessarily.  If not loadable, and execute not set, it's a
script, yes.  Fine.  If execute set, make it a script that runs like a command.
But set the SCRIPT bit if you'd like to make it an AREXX script.  See, what if
it isn't loadable, and execute isn't set?  It could be a normal text file... 
so maybe set the environment variable $pager (I seem to love that idea...), and
have it automatically page things that aren't loadable, and without execute set
...  Anyways.  That's jumping WAY ahead, and borders on excessive chumminess
and being littlemore than a pain...  But anyways...  I think that the script
bit already exists, but isn't being currently used.  It sounds like a brilliant
use for it to me...  Script for Arexx, Execute for standard scripting, and
none set for standard text file...  I like it the more I think of it... :)
Take a rest, peter...  If you don't like the feature, don't use it.  You can
type "execute xxx", and "rx xxxx" if you like... Personally, I'd like it...
And I think it would reduce the fear of the "dreaded cli"...  Would make it
much easier to do...  Just remember to give a good explanation of each bit
in the manual.... :}
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