Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1.chuqui 4/7/84; site apple.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!apple!lsr From: lsr@apple.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: New Finder Feature??? Message-ID: <37770@apple.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 20:45:08 EST Article-I.D.: apple.37770 Posted: Wed Mar 27 20:45:08 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Apr-85 03:16:06 EST References: Reply-To: lsr@apple.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein) Distribution: net Organization: Macintosh Division, Apple Computer Lines: 30 Summary: Oops!! I was wrong. Earlier I had stated that I did not expect the new Finder to prohibit placing icons on the desktop. Well today I ran into Steve Capps, who is doing the new Finder, and he confirmed that he was in fact thinking about making this restriction. His reason for doing this is to simplify the Finder. The desktop would become the place where *only* "system-created" icons (disks, trash can, etc.) would appear. All "user-created" icons (documents & applications) would appear in a folder or disk. I also found out that the new Finder is scheduled to go into production in about 2 weeks, so... this is your opportunity to give some input about the new Finder. If you have any *constructive* suggestions about this change or any other feature, send me mail and I will pass it on to Steve. (I will be collecting all the comments from net.micro.mac, so there is no need to mail me another copy of those.) Note that arguments of the form "But I've always put my application icons on the desktop." are not going to be enough to change Steve's mind. Good Luck. -- Larry Rosenstein UUCP: {nsc, dual, voder, ios}!apple!lsr CSNET: lsr@Apple.CSNET