Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!crash!ford From: ford@crash.cts.com (Michael Ditto) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Telling Workbench about new icons Message-ID: <2095@crash.cts.com> Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 19:09:53 EST Article-I.D.: crash.2095 Posted: Sat Dec 5 19:09:53 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 10-Dec-87 22:41:30 EST References: <1076@sugar.UUCP> <2826@cbmvax.UUCP> <1103@sugar.UUCP> <2051@crash.cts.com> <4593@well.UUCP> Reply-To: ford@crash.CTS.COM (Michael Ditto) Organization: Crash TS, El Cajon, CA Lines: 35 Keywords: Workbench Icon Not-workbench's-problem Summary: Leo says he can do iconify without workbench... In article <4593@well.UUCP> ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes: >In article <2051@crash.cts.com> ford%kenobi@crash.CTS.COM (Michael Ditto) writes: >>The first application that comes to mind is an "iconify" command [ ... ] > Good Grief. I've seen this suggestion so many times, I'm sick of >seeing it. Iconification is not Workbench's problem, nor should it be. If >you want to iconify your window, then do so. It's possible using the >existing system software. In fact, I think I'll put it on my virtual list >of things to hack up, just to prove it can be done. Go for it. I would be impressed. To be consistent with workbench, you should be able to double click it, or to single click it and select "Open" from the workbench menu. Workbench "Info" should work as well. By the way, does putting something on your virtual list of things to hack up prove that it can be done? 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) > Consider this: Suppose Workbench isn't loaded. Under your scheme, >everything falls apart. In my view, depending on Workbench for something is >not wise, since the probability is high that it won't be there for you. This is a good point, but if workbench were generally useful, more people would use it. I would. > Forgive me; it's late, and I'm tired.... No problem. What would usenet be if people's comments didn't get thrashed about. Natrual selection works on O.S. improvement suggestions, too. -- Mike Ditto -=] Ford [=- P.O. Box 1721 ford%kenobi@crash.CTS.COM Bonita, CA 92002 ford@crash.CTS.COM