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From: vxp6840@ritcv.UUCP (-Vitas P.-)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: fsel_input
Message-ID: <254@ritcv.UUCP>
Date: 12 Mar 88 22:00:49 GMT
References: <8802250623.AA17637@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <3951@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> <2877@slovax.UUCP>
Reply-To: vxp6840@ritcv.UUCP (-Vitas P.-)
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
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In article <2877@slovax.UUCP> you write:
>> 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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Also, if you want to change from drive A: to drive C:, simply press escape
type c: then point your mouse at the bar over the filenames ( you know:
===== *.* ===== ) and press the left mouse button.  This will change the
default to drive C:, change the drive ID to C:\*.* and do a re-directory!

It works and is faster than retyping C:\*.* everytime.

-Vitas P.-  ...!rochester!ritcv!vxp6840