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From: jesup@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Getting smaller binaries
Message-ID: <2190@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 19-Apr-87 17:06:58 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 19 17:06:58 1987
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Reply-To: jesup@kbsvax.steinmetz.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
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Summary: I love this idea!

[Re: the idea to have lists of libraries and other system files attached
     for copying in WB, etc]

Great Idea!  I've been looking for something like this since 1.1!

Concerning deletion:  Have another qualifier for deletion, like WBNODELETE,
which implies that if the icon is deleted, the subfile (or directory)
should not be deleted.

I see something like this in the ToolTypes for the Icon:

	WBFILE=application
(Defaults to copy, delete)
	WBFILE=:fonts/geneva|WBNODELETE|WBQUERY
	WBFILE=:libs/icon.library|WBNODELETE|WBNOOVERWRITE
	WBFILE=mydatafile
	WBFILE=mydir
	WBFILE=otherapplication|WBICON
(WBICON means copy all the files associated with 'otherapplication' : if
 it has no .info file, just copy that one file)
	WBFILE=:devs/mymountfile|WBAPPEND=:devs/mountlist
(WBAPPEND copies the file and also appends to the given file: otherwise you
couldn't copy it again.)

Of course, these names are just ramblings.

Also, there should be a workbench option to show all files without .icon
files using a default icon.  This would add the last thing required to make
the WB interface truely usefull.

Commodore:  PLEASE consider something like this for 1.3!!!!  PLEASE!

	Randell Jesup
	jesup@steinmetz.uucp
	jesup@ge-crd.arpa