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From: jac@ssibbs.UUCP (James Crotinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Workbench 1.4 suggestion
Message-ID: <110@ssibbs.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 89 03:55:03 GMT
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  One of my hangups with the icon oriented method of launching applications
is that some files are suitably processed by more than on application.
For instance, if a .c file has an icon, should clicking on this icon launch
an editor, or a C compiler? This is a topic that has been discussed 
many times, but I've never heard any really good solution. How about this
one: add the ability to include a list of tools in the tooltypes field.
If the user double clicks the icon, the first tool gets launched. However
if the user double clicks while holding down the middle mouse button
(or the shift key, for people without a middle mouse button) a pop-up
menu would appear with a list of tools. Then the user would just double
click on the appropriate menu item to launch that tool. Any comments?

  And while I'm wishing, add one more vote for iconification. I really
hope that this one makes it into 1.4! My Workbench just gets altogether
too cluttered.

  Also, as implied by the first paragraph, I'd like to see pop-up
menus and Intuition support of a middle mouse button, with a suitable
alternative for two button Amigans. 

  Jim



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                               Jim Crotinger
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