Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rochester!cornell!uw-beaver!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!ptsfa!ihnp4!ihlpf!straka From: straka@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Straka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: SFgetFile (or whatever) suggestion Message-ID: <1857@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Date: Tue, 28-Jul-87 13:54:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ihlpf.1857 Posted: Tue Jul 28 13:54:00 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 30-Jul-87 01:49:33 EDT References: <12320826850.14.P.PRIAPUS@MACBETH.STANFORD.EDU> <5709@ut-ngp.UUCP> Reply-To: straka@ihlpf.UUCP (55223-Straka,R.J.) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 17 Remember when using the old MFS, the "get file" dialog box shows you ALL of the files on the MFS volume? This old "feature" would be appreciated if selectable on HFS volumes as well. It might be activated by using the option key or similar method. In many cases this might replace or augment "locator" type DAs. If I know that the particular file was created with Word 3.0, for example, within Word 3.0, I could hit option when selecting "Open", and search for that file that I couldn't remember quite where I put it (or quite what I named it). It might save me a trip to the finder or some multiple tries with a locator DA. Yes, I know it might be SLOW, messy, difficult to implement, and perhaps even confusing (eg. how to show folder paths), but I think the basic idea is valid. -- Rich Straka ihnp4!ihlpf!straka Advice for the day: "MSDOS - just say no."