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Subject: Re: New Control Panel...
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Date: Mon, 11-May-87 15:45:34 EDT
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In article <870510005754.00000548.AJNB.MA@UMass> Flash@UMASS.BITNET (Rick Flashman) writes:
 >What I would really like to see, would be a new enhanced control
 >panel.
 >
 >These are some of the things I believe it should have:

While I like most of your ideas, I really don't see why you'd want
many of them taking up ram space all the time.  I save accessory
slots for the things I use often.  If you use these things all the
time, so be it, but I'd suspect most peole would prefer to use
AUTO folder programs (many exist to set the things you want in the
control panel) to set up the configuration they use the most and run
programs when they need to change things.

 >4. Corner clock. Simmilar to ALARM CLOCK.ACC which works ANYWHERE and
 >   DOES update every second.

This already exists as a program I wrote called JCLOCK.  I'm working
on an update and when it's finished, I'll send it to Turner.  It has
the advantage of being a TSR (terminate stay resident) instead of a
accessory so it doesn't take up desk slots.  It also runs in any and
all prgs (it doesn't rely on GEM psudo-multitasking) and it can be
switched on or off at any time with a special keystroke...

 >9. Automatic setting of both SYSTEM and KEYBOARD clock when time is
 >   changed.

I've considered putting this in as a side effect of JCLOCK (would be
pretty simple to do) but I wasn't sure if there were any programs
which rely on the ability to change one while leaving the other alone.
If anyone has an opinion on this last item, please feel free to 
comment....  

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John Stanley (john@viper.UUCP)
Software Consultant - DynaSoft Systems
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