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From: ain@s.cc.purdue.edu (Patrick White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Workbench improvements
Message-ID: <212@s.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: Mon, 4-May-87 14:06:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  4 14:06:31 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 5-May-87 07:08:19 EDT
References: <12907@watmath.UUCP> <160006@wsucshp.UUCP> <2967@well.UUCP>
Reply-To: ain@k.cc.purdue.edu.UUCP (Patrick White)
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In article <2967@well.UUCP> ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:
 >
 >	I always thought that the simplest and easiest-to-implement hack to
 >the Workbench would be to create a file called "foo"...
 >
 >	Reconstruction of this file would be pathetically simple.  Using
 >this file would be just as simple.  Just open the file, read the filename,
 >open the filename, read the icon info, close the filename, and repeat for
 >all remaining filenames in the file (there would be one filename per line).

   I for one like this idea -- it is compatible with the old versions as well
as adding speed to new ones.  Anybody want to suggest a name?  How about
"info"?

 >	But *PUHLEEZE* don't wack on the filesystem just to make Workbench's
 >life easier.  You'll make everyone else's life more difficult.

   Many sounds of agreement here -- its too late to change the file system
now.

-- Pat White
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