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From: mdth@ur-univax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: New Finder Feature???
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Date: Sun, 31-Mar-85 19:37:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 31 19:37:00 1985
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Nf-From: ur-univax!mdth    Mar 31 19:37:00 1985


	It seems to me that having a hiearchial file system is *MUCH*
more important than having the ability to put non-system stuff directly
on the desktop - if this feature has to go away for a tree-like file system,
than I say so be it (of course, I can't stand having applications on my
desktop, anyway).  However, I hate to see such a (theoreticly) useful
feature go away, so I would like to make the following suggestion:
	How about allowing links of some sort that would allow stuff to
at least look like it was on the desktop (while actually being in a system-like
folder on a (mounted) device).  This would provide a nice implementation of
"/bin" type directories - important applications would all appear on the 
desktop, and the execution of double-clickable documents could be done by
looking for the "right" application to run in the current folder and on the
desktop.
	Along similar lines, it would be nice if DA-type programs could appear
as icons on the desktop (Oh, well - I think it would be neat).
	There are obviously some problems with this (i.e. what if you've got
a LARGE number of applications that you want on the desktop, and how do you
see those items if you've got lots of folders open?) but I think that the 
basic idea is sound.
				tnx,
					Mike Thome

"Hey, bomb????"
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