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- From: rand@maui.netwave.net (Rand R. Fredricksen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: What I want from new Workbench
- Date: 30 Mar 1996 04:11:51 GMT
- Organization: American Information Systems, Inc.
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- Stephan Schaem typed on 24-Mar-96 14:16:33,
- refering to Re: What I want from new Workbench:
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- SS> David Corn (dcorn@paradise.pplnet.com) wrote:
- SS>: On Tue, 19 Mar 96 21:36:22 GMT, Jonathan Belson
- SS>: <jon@dookie.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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- SS>: >David Corn (dcorn@paradise.pplnet.com) wrote:
- SS>: >
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- SS>: >
- SS>: >Use DC-FFS if it bothers you.
-
- SS>: I see. That's not the problem in Workbench. In Workbench, if you
- SS>: have a folder with 500 files in it, the drive spins for a moment, and
- SS>: then it takes a good while to open a window and put all of the (listed
- SS>: by name) icons in the folder. That has nothing to do with the FS
- SS>: since the disk has long since finished...
-
- SS> And the trouble dont start after the directory is read, viewwing the
- SS> directory in a WB window is to say the least painfull. I love to have
- SS> the list jump back, forward, back, forwar... just by clicking the down
- SS> arrow :) looking at the window refresh is also amusing (If you have
- SS> nothing better to do then use the WB).
-
- SS> Stephan
-
- Well of course the shell (or something) is better to use with large directories.
- I don't remember OS 1/2.x using as much Chip ram or being so slow with a view
- by name. Even the ASL requester slugs with any more than 50 or so files available.
-
- I like the multiple selection from Workbench, otherwise I would never peek into
- some drawers!
-
- - Rand
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