Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!munnari.oz.au!csc!ccadfa!usage!basser!metro!pta!teti!teslab!andrew From: andrew@teslab.lab.OZ (Andrew Phillips 289 8712) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: the clipboard Summary: Clipboard support < MAC's, but ARexx support is much better Keywords: ClipBoard ARexx developers Message-ID: <195@teslab.lab.OZ> Date: 27 Sep 89 08:30:27 GMT References: <24643@louie.udel.EDU> Reply-To: andrew@teslab.lab.OZ Organization: Technology Evaluation Section, L.A.B., Sydney Lines: 13 In article <24643@louie.udel.EDU> A_HINDS%HVRFORD.BITNET@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu writes: > Shouldn't we, the users, DEMAND the support from developers? I agree that compared to the Mac, ClipBoard support on the Amiga is atrocious. It is up to users (and reviewers) to point this out to software developers. On the other hand developer support for ARexx is growing much more quickly than I anticipated, and ARexx provides MUCH more powerful inter-application communication than the ClipBoard does. Andrew. -- Andrew Phillips (andrew@teslab.lab.oz{.au}) Ph. +61 (Aust) 2 (Sydney) 289 8712