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Subject: Re: What does "Use Physical Icon" mean?
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Date: 11 Jun 91 17:47:23 GMT
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In article <43152@cup.portal.com> ISW@cup.portal.com (Isaac S Wingfield) writes:
>In the LAYO resource of the finder (Sys. 6.0.5), there is a button to
>"use physical icon". What is this and how does it work?
>
>Is it a way to assign icons to individual disks or files?

"Use Physical Icon" only affects floppies. If you have "Use Physical Icon" 
enabled, the Finder will use an icon of the physical location of the floppy
instead of the usual floppy icon. The icon that is shown is similar to the
one that is displayed when you format a disk. I.e., it is a picture of your
particular Mac with a little arrow pointing to the drive.
The System 7 finder don't seem to have "Use Physical Icon" anymore. I really
miss it since I find it more useful.

>
>Thanks, Isaac
>isw@cup.portal.com

George Chow