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From: cfchiesa@bsu-cs.UUCP (Christopher Chiesa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Workbench INFO operation info wanted
Keywords: INFO info
Message-ID: <3884@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Date: 8 Sep 88 20:33:49 GMT
Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana
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First in a series of mundane questions from a new user...


   I note that the Workbench pull-down INFO operation presents a screen of 
information having to do with the interaction of the icon-oriented interface
and the programs/objects the icons represent.  To wit, there is a "stack"
box, a "default tool" box, and a "tool types" box, which appear to contain
specifications for what will happen in various Workbench operations with that
icon.

   However, I can't find ANY information about this in any of the manuals i
have, which are the Technical Ref., Developer's Guide, AmigaDOS User's Manual,
Hardware Manual, and Robt. Peck's book...  

   I would very much like to know:

       - what is affected by / done with, the information entered into the
         "stack", "default tool", and "tool types" boxes?

       - how does one find out what is allowed/expected/accepted in the "tool
         types" box for a given icon?  It appears to vary with the particular
         application that's going to be invoked.  Why is it called "tool 
         types," anyway?  That seems undescriptive...

       - where is this documented, if anywhere?

   I almost feel as though I did see this somewhere, but it could well have
been in someone else's references.  Thanks for any information.

   E-mail please, the volume in this group is almost more than I can keep
up with.  If you post, E-mail also.  Thank you.

   Chris Chiesa


 

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