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From: dweisman@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Ordinary Man)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: User definable objects in Finder 7.0
Message-ID: <1991May3.101223.9575@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Date: 3 May 91 14:12:23 GMT
References: <1991May2.115300.2662@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> <33872@mimsy.umd.edu> <1991May2.151148.9565@umiami.ir.miami.edu> <33918@mimsy.umd.edu>
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In article <33918@mimsy.umd.edu>, folta@tove.cs.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) writes:

> I guess an easier idea is to have a background program watching the trashcan
> folder, pulling items out that shouldn't be thrown away too hastily and
> moving them to a folder where they are flushed weekly.

What I could also see it doing would be to delete a user-defined set of files 
on shutdown. Like the annoying ResEdit scrap file that stays in the trash for 
weeks after you've run ResEdit and haven't emptied the trash. An intelligent 
trash can? A Temprament replacement? Hmmmmm.....

> BTW, I have heard that Sys 7.0 allows you to paste any icon onto any file.
> Does anyone know if this is true? Even for folders?

Yes, it sure is. When you do a "Get Info..." on anything in the finder, you can 
click it's icon and copy it. Or you can paste another icon from a different 
program in, or a PICT from the clipboard, scaled to fit. It's neat, but I 
personally haven't used it. I believe it works for any icon displayed in the 
finder: folders, files, and even volumes, except the trash.

Dan
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