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From: jcl@hpausla.HP.COM (Jeff Laing)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Text editor help
Message-ID: <2580002@hpausla.HP.COM>
Date: 6 Oct 88 23:09:39 GMT
References: <2476@rti.UUCP>
Organization: HP Australian Software Operation
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>>What would happen if, instead of creating neat little hacks like QuickFolder,
>>someone actually sat down and wrote a P.D (or shareware or whatever) version
>>of PACK-3 that had the new functionallity in it?  Can it be that hard?

>  Nobody would ever be able to write an application and guarantee it
> would work under someone else's system file.  Remember, the system
> file is shared between ALL applications.  What if you have a nifty
> package 3 which does QuickFolder things, and one which does SFVol
> things?  How to combine them?

I agree.  However, I dont see a lot of difference IN THIS PARTICULAR
instance between an application not working with a PACK-3 which
implements QuickFolder and FindFile features internally and the same
application which doesnt work because QuickFolder and FindFile are
installed.  Besides, who would write an application which relied on
having QuickFolder installed?

I don't want to force it on the world; I would like the option for myself.