Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!pacbell!ames!amdahl!apple!lsr From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: System 6.0 breaks my cdevs! revisited Message-ID: <12712@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 23 Jun 88 18:21:41 GMT References: <236@hodge.UUCP> Reply-To: lsr@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein) Organization: Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer Lines: 18 In article <236@hodge.UUCP> adail@pnet06.cts.com (Alan Dail) writes: >A reason to check for multifinder that should (but isn't) be supported by >Apple is to so that zoomed windows don't cover up the finder icons. Since This was mentioned at the MacHack conference. The response was that Apple doesn't want applications to have code that is tied to the way the current Finder works. Having the applications responsible for not covering up the Finder's icons incorrectly puts the burden on the application, and inconveniences the user if the window ends up too narrow. The burden should be on the system to provide a way to access icons on the desktop, and I think there are people considering this problem already. -- Larry Rosenstein, Object Specialist Apple Computer, Inc. 20525 Mariani Ave, MS 27-AJ Cupertino, CA 95014 AppleLink:Rosenstein1 domain:lsr@Apple.COM UUCP:{sun,voder,nsc,decwrl}!apple!lsr