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From: shrinkit@Apple.COM (Andrew Nicholas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Icon Info
Message-ID: <50141@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 12 Mar 91 07:41:44 GMT
References: <7917@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <7917@crash.cts.com> aford@pro-mansion.cts.com (Adam Ford) writes:

>Well, if the Finder can detect the file length, aux. type and stuff, why
>can't it just append a little TEXT message to the end of it.  This way,
>when you hit Icon Info, it reads the little lines of text.  P8 could still
>load it, all it would probable need is a little adjustment.

Er, ah, appending something onto the end of the file would be a grievously
bad thing to do -- mainly because you never know who might want to add
something onto the end of the file.

For the Finder to keep track of user comments, it would have to do it in a
very organized manner... unlike what you suggest.  Sorry.

>        Adam

andy

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Andy Nicholas                       iNET: shrinkit@apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc.         GEnie & AOL: shrinkit     
Green System Software

I'm doing this on my own time, so I don't speak for Apple.