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From: gagaku@ucscd.UCSC.EDU (23527000)
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Subject: Re: 'Virtual' Folders - good idea!!
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Date: 19 Jun 88 08:20:39 GMT
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Since my original posting of this idea, I've seen a bunch of follow-ups
generally enthusiastic, but nothing from programmers or Apple folks as
to whether the concept is even feasible within the structure of the Mac
System.  Any ideas on this?

One reply suggested that real folders could function equally as well if
the system simply recognized 'cdevs' in folders labelled 'cdev' etc.  
This would certainly be a simple 'fix' for some problems, but would not
be suffiently general.   

I still like the simpler idea of MFS-like 'virtual folders' distinguished
by a distinctive icon (how about a folder with window-pane?).  This would
allow maximum flexibility and elegance in hard-disk organization.

A work-around might be to have the system give the user an option to specify
what folders it should look in for what sorts of files.  But this begins to
look like MS-DOS paths..

Rather than compiling an extensive wish list of other add-ins, perhaps if all
of you who think this might be a good idea would e-mail me your comments, I
could compile them and forward to the Apple Folks.

Fred Lieberman
gagaku@ucscd.ucsc.edu