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From: dale@slovax.UUCP (Dale L. Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: fsel_input
Message-ID: <2877@slovax.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 88 16:47:22 GMT
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Organization: R & D Associates., Tacoma, WA
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> My biggest complaints about the GEM fsel box have NOT been addressed by
> the posted alternatives.  Here is my wish list, if anybody who's into
> writing such things wants ideas...
> 
> The drive:\directory\subdirectory\*.* entry drives me nuts.
> For one thing, the "*.*" should be the default, without the need
> to type it.  Then there's the very limited editing of that string.
> If it says "A:\*.*" and I just want to change the 'A' to 'B', I have
> to press ESC to clear it all, then retype the whole mess.  Why can't
> I position the cursor anywhere in the string with the mouse, Mac style?
> (yeah, I know, Apple's lawyers would get mad...)  If the "*.*" was
> implicit it wouldn't be so bad.
> 

On editing the drive directory line:

You can use the arrow keys to edit the drive directory line. To change the
A to B move the cursor over the A, hit DELETE and type in the B. I do this
all the time. I do agree with you on the other points. Fsel_input is brain dead.
It took me a long time to get myself not to hit return after typing in the
drive spec.

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