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From: dejnsen@caen.engin.umich.edu (Nik Anthony Gervae)
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Subject: Re: Another ... Suggestion for NeXT, Inc.
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Date: 1 May 91 17:42:36 GMT
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  How 'bout a WM menu command like New File Viewer, but have it be
Open New File Viewer as Root? The title bar could flash *very* slowly
to indicate its "above normal" abilities, as could the title bar
of any app opened from within it (for us monochrome people). The words
"ROOT LAUNCH" could also appear at the far left of the title bar of 
any window opened from this viewer. That oughta be enough feedback.
And of course docked apps would not be root. And also, root should
have the ability to selectively enable this menu option for other
groups/users.

  The ideas on marking a root-owned window are preliminary, but I think
they're decent. Thick black borders is also an option. I think this
would be a useful feature in release 3 (or maybe even 2.3 ;-).
--
/ Nik Gervae aka dejnsen@caen.engin.umich.edu | "It'll be finished next week, \
| CS/Linguistics stud. & NeRD at UM (go blow) | I promise!"--me               |
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