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From: keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: A weird utility & installing sys 7.0
Message-ID: <53055@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 18 May 91 22:35:54 GMT
References: <1991May18.104110.22678@nntp.hut.fi>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <1991May18.104110.22678@nntp.hut.fi> jmunkki@hila.hut.fi (Juri Munkki) writes:
>I'm one of the lucky ones who didn't even have to fight with ftp to get
>System 7.0. I just installed it from a CD-ROM.
>
>Most of the work is now done, and I'm mostly pleased. There are still a
>few gripes that I want to point out.
>
>	cmd-shift-E doesn't eject-unmount a disk any more. It used to work.

Cmd-Y (Put Away) does this for you.

>	Waiting for a file name to become editable is irritating. The old
>	way was better for experienced users.

I agree that this is a little awkward. Then I found a little trick
that seems to help, though I still need to retrain my fingers. What
I do is click on the icon whose name I want to edit. Then I press
return. This instantly puts me into edit mode.

One problem with this is when I click on the name, rather than the
icon.  When you do that, you are instantly in edit mode and can start
typing, even though the border that indicates such is not there. In
that case, pressing return _stops_ editing, and I have to press return
again to get back into edit mode.

>	If you copy files and switch out of Finder, you can open desk
>	accessories and Apple menu items, but the actions only happen
>	after the copy has been completed.

Yeah, I think this is goofy, too. Some sort of indication of what
happened would be nice. I wish I'd mentioned this to the Finder
team before it was too late.


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