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From: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Just the facts, maam.
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Date: 14 Apr 88 00:37:54 GMT
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Peter da Silva writes:

> Well, ConMan doesn't.  I used it for a few days and got totally
> disgusted with it.  It doesn't fit well into the Amiga:  it should
> have a new name, for exampl\ e, rather than patching console.device.
> Than I could do a NewCLI CONMAN:...  and still use the old
> console.device.  Why would I want to?  Well...

You *can* give Conman a different name than CON: -- I forget what
that name is, but it is plainly spelled out in the documentation.

I agree that your idea for a console device replacement (ANSI
sequences for menus, gadgets, close, scroll bars) is a very good
idea; in the meantime, I appreciate what Conman does for me.

		--M


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