Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!orchid!clyde!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!dartvax!merchant From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: User interfaces (and the Mac/Windows/etc.) Message-ID: <6004@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Apr-87 18:38:25 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.6004 Posted: Tue Apr 14 18:38:25 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Apr-87 00:24:07 EST References: <775@oliveb.UUCP> <1579@bnrmtv.UUCP> <1339@uwmacc.UUCP> <194@eli.UUCP> <664@unccvax.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 23 In article <664@unccvax.UUCP>, cbenda@unccvax.UUCP (carl m benda) writes: > > Also, I don't know how many times I've said > > 'cat ' under DOS. > I continually do that as well that is why I don't bother to remember which > system I am on... I just have ... an 'ls.bat' file which does: > cls > dir /w %1 > try batch files on the mac! Gee How inflexable can't rename the command > /Carl I could do that. I don't for a simple reason. I also end up having to explain to other people how to do that stuff and it makes life weird for me when I have to translate between my batch files and their batch files. Weak reason, perhaps. Gee, I can't rename commands on the Mac/Windows/etc. But, of course, I have no reason to rename them because it's not like I can ever type 'ls' when I mean to type 'dir' because I'm never typing any commands! On the other hand, some sort of way to create a batch file to do a number of mouse movements would be nice (For example, select three files, hit cloverleaf-Z and they all get moved to the trash and deleted). Any Microsoft people out there developing OS/2? -- "Tonight I'll be here Peter Merchant (merchant@dartvax.UUCP) Watching over you."