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From: mikhe@butterix.liu.se (Mike Henry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Talking to Workbench
Summary: We just want it to be the very best...
Message-ID: <1107@butterix.liu.se>
Date: 9 Dec 88 17:22:35 GMT
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Here are my two cents (for anybody who wants to hear them B^)...

I think CBM are doing a great job giving us update on the progress of
WB 1.4 and hope they (you) will continue in the future, I do have some
suggestions though...

    * Why not incorporate some of Workbench's configuration (variables)
	in preferences and as ENV: variables. We could then decide for
	ouselves the alignment of our icons, how wide we want our
	scrollbars and so on. (OK, so I peeked at suntools... B^)

    * There are hooks in the window/newwindow structure that could be used
	to pop the menus up anywhere on the screen, please implement them!!

    * Multiselect function: hold down LMB, drag mouse and a "box" opens up,
	release LMB and ZAP all icons within "box" are selected. (Hope it's
	not an Ap*le copyright B^)

    * Implement user definable menu items that could be parsed at the click
	of an icon or at the execution of a CLI command, they could be
	implemented as ENV: variables y'know. (How about ENV:wbmenus/emacs
	containing the string "c:run sys:system/emacs"?)

    * Variable font size windows. In some windows (for example some output
	windows) it would be preferable to have a tiny font, while at some
	times it would be nice to be able to have a window with a LARGE
	font (some people NEED a large font to be able to read whats on
	screen at all, this is no joke).

Well it seem that I might be contributing more than just two cents but these
are the things that spring into my mind as write this. If CBM doesn't have
time to implement everything that we want ourselves, organize a contest
and BLESS the best Workbench/CLI command/Device/etc. You could still keep
the copyright to the entries (and modify on them... B^). I believe it would
be cheaper for everybody this way (and much more exciting... B^).

Again CBM, I think you are doing a great job at providing info and really
listening to what us small folk think, here on the net. Keep up the good
work!!!

		-Mike
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