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From: phssra@emory.uucp (Scott R. Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: 'Virtual' Folders - good idea!!
Message-ID: <2998@emory.uucp>
Date: 24 Jun 88 02:40:36 GMT
References: <8806161351.AA09732@decwrl.dec.com> <3216@polyslo.UUCP> <3818@saturn.ucsc.edu> <12530@apple.Apple.COM> <5195@altaira.srcsip.UUCP>
Reply-To: phssra@emory.UUCP (Scott Robert Anderson)
Organization: Department of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta
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In article <5195@altaira.srcsip.UUCP> mnkonar@ely.UUCP (Murat N. Konar) writes:
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>Rather than confuse the user by requiring him/her to differentiate between
>true (HFS) and virtual (MFS) folders, why not call the virtual folders
>"envelopes" and give them a unique icon?

I think a better metaphor might be that of the "paperclip", since the files
are merely "clipped" together at the same level, rather than stuffed out of
sight in a folder.  The icon would be significantly different, too.

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