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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
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Subject: Re: a review of the to be released finder
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Date: Fri, 25-Sep-87 21:06:04 EDT
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In article <396*delaney@wnre.aecl.cdn> delaney@wnre.aecl.CDN (Grant Delaney) writes:
>                  REVIEW OF IIGS SYSTEM DISK VERSION 3.1                     9/

>The trash can must be emptied just like the Mac.

If you just keep working, the trash can eventually empties itself.

>When windows and colors are set/opened, the Finder remembers their size, shape,
>color, and order. The Finder creates a file called "ICON.DATA" on every folder,
>so it remembers where and how you placed your windows the next time you boot up
>or re-open that window.

The file is FINDER.DATA, and whether it is created is configurable.
If you don't have a large disk, you might want to disable this feature.

>                                  - Joe Jaworski 

It *is* pretty nice.  In case you were wondering, IIGS System Disk 3.1
does work with the old ROM.

Another really useful feature is the ability to obtain "INFO" about any
selected file.  (Analogous to UNIX "ls -l", in a sense.)

An important point is that the new FINDER works in 16-bit mode (ProDOS-16).