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Subject: Re: Better Windows?
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Date: Sat, 16-May-87 14:01:23 EDT
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In article <1987May14.125051.3647@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, pete@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Peter Santangeli) writes:
>  One more idea. One of the reasons I often drop down to a command interpreter
> while using my ST is that I can pass multiple files as arguments to many
> programs (ex: cat a.t b.t > c.t).
>  Wouldn't it make sense to be able to HIGHLIGHT these multiple files from
> the desktop by single clicking, and then ACTIVATE the program by double
> clicking on it. The result being the filenames (+ volumes/subdirectories?)
> being passed to the programs in argv,argc form.
> --
> Pete Santangeli

With the Macintosh, you can.

You highlight the files, go to the File menu and choose Open.  Of course, they
must all be of the same type (If you select two MacWrite documents and a
MacPaint document and choose Open, it says no.)
--
"Where hides sleep?"                     Peter Merchant (merchant@dartvax.UUCP)