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Subject: Suggestions for next release of WorkBench/AmigaDOS
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From: Mike (I'll be mellow when I'm dead) Meyer <mwm%ucbopal@BERKELEY.EDU>

One of each, actually. I know the Commmodore people are listening, and
I hope this gets heard by someone who will consider it, and heard in
time for 1.2 (1.3?). My apologies if this has been considered and
discarded, but I'd like to know why.

For the WorkBench, change the format for .info files. Instead of
having one per object, have one per directory, with all info for all
icons stored in that file. It will require a re-write of the Icon
editor (just slightly), a tool for moving icons in the file, and a
tool for converting old Icons to new ones. However it should make
opening drawers *MUCH* faster. You only have to get one file, and
don't have to do the glob search. Of course, before doing this, you
should instrument the WorkBench and make sure that that really is
where the time to open a drawer is going.

For AmigaDOS, add two things to the data structure for files. 1) an
"owner" field - a byte should do fine, a short would be nice for
future expansion. Second, double the protection bits to get
owner/non-owner sets. With what most people are liable to have, this
won't make much difference. But without some kind of protection, I
don't think it'll ever fly in a business market. After all, who's
going to put sensitive data on their hard disk if any
secretary/salesman can change it (you assume the programmers can
change it, and trust them :-)?

	Thanx,
	<mike