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From: daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Talking to Workbench
Message-ID: <5456@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 8 Dec 88 17:28:00 GMT
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In article <1696@pur-phy> tlm@newton.physics.purdue.edu.UUCP (Timothy Lee Meisenheimer) writes:
>In article <4XaVmTy00Vsf4D0Hli@andrew.cmu.edu> mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) writes:
>>daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski) writes:
>>         Workbench is currently being given quite a facelift.  The things
>> you mentioned above will be possible under V1.4; unfortunately you'll
>> have to wait til then.  Sorry :^(
>> 
>>         David
>
>Could I make a suggestion pertaining to this facelift? Would it be possible
>to toggle between two modes: the first mode being the windows and pretty
>icons that we all know about and a second mode which is more like that of
>browser? This way there would be a way to manipulate files without them all
>having icons. Instead of making it just like browser, make the window wide
>enough for a single column of files/directories. If you click on a directory
>a second window (like the first - single column and scrollable) would open to
>the right etc. This is similar to how I've seen it done on several unix-type
>windowing systems(the NeXT comes to mind) and it looks versatile. One could
>also imagine clicking a third mode (or just a sub-mode of the second mode :-))
>that would show the size, protection bits, etc. instead of just the file name.
>
>I really do like the icons but I think a file oriented mode would be very
>usefull.
>
>(I don't know who to credit for the current workbench but we all know who to
>credit for browser!)
>
	Workbench 1.0 thru 1.3 was written/upgraded by Neil Katin who now
works for Sun.

	There have been a lot of requests for different ways of viewing
infomation under Workbench.  Let me say that we will try and accomodate
those requests given the time/resource contraints we all have to live
with.  ie. While I'm not in a position to tell you exactly what is going
to be in Workbench V1.4, I hope you won't be dissapointed.  Bottom line
is: 'people have made comments in the past, we are trying to address them'.
That's all I can say right now.

	Regards, David