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From: drew@cgofs.dec.com (Steve Drew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Planning for Shell 20.8M
Message-ID: <8801221705.AA20640@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 22 Jan 88 18:01:00 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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	First of all there is no Shell 2.08M, yet.

	And there wont be for a little while, (as least from me).
	Since I'm pretty tied up, for a couple of weeks. And then
	on holidays (florida) for a couple more. 

	What I would like include in version 2.08M:

	1. $_titlebar variable, 
	   --------------------
	   - ability to set title bar via variable.
	     eg. alias cd "%q \\cd $q; set _titlebar $_cwd"

	   Problem, when quiting shell, the memory allocated for the titlebar
	   variable is free'd, and next time someone clicks on the title it
	   blanks out. What would be the best way to handle this? maybe
	   AllocMem() the few bytes for the string, and never free it?

	2. Iconify,
	   -------
	   Turn in to an icon via command, or funtion key ect..

	   Problem,	
             I could use Leo's subroutine for this, except, since the window
	     actually gets closed, and a new one reopen'd; how do you tell
	     the console handler that your window ptr has changed. Other wise
	     when you quit out of shell and endcli, the console handler, I
	     assume, will try to use close the window using the original
	     window ptr.

          Any advice for problems mentioned above?

	3. Dir command,
	   ------------
	   Add more options, as per suggestions I have received.	

	4. File comment support,
	   --------------------
	   Allow to set file comment, and ability to have the comment
	   copied, when copying.

        
        Anymore reasonable suggestions welcome.
        
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