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- From: kann@picasso.cc.rochester.edu (Kirk Anne)
- Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.gopher
- Subject: Re: Disclaimer page on client startup...
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.202920.2994@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 20:29:20 GMT
- References: <1992Dec14.174253.12981@news.acns.nwu.edu> <1992Dec14.224353.7718@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> <7056@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> <1h7e5dINNp7g@phantom.gatech.edu> <1992Dec22.164051.5141@news2.cis.umn.edu>
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- In <1992Dec22.164051.5141@news2.cis.umn.edu> lindner@mudhoney.micro.umn.edu,
- (Paul Lindner) writes:
- >In <1h7e5dINNp7g@phantom.gatech.edu> ccoprmm@phantom.gatech.edu,
- (Michael Mealling) writes:
- >>In article <7056@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> M.Whidby@mcc.ac.uk writes:
- >>>In article <1992Dec14.224353.7718@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>,
- >>>kann@picasso.cc.rochester.edu (Kirk Anne) writes:
- >>>|> On receiving the directory listing, if a particular file name appears,
- >>>|> display it in a dialog box or on the screen first before displaying the
- >>>|> file list (minus the particular file).
- >>>
- >>>The same sort of thing could be used as an urgent newsflash type of
- >>>message. Potentially quite a useful thing in a gopher being used as a CWIS...
-
- >> Should this be a new type or an agreed upon name for an entry in a
- >>directory listing? I know I may get flamed for even suggesting a new
- >>type but there is a precedent for a type that functions differently.
- >>
- >> Also, do we want it to be displayed the same way all files are displayed
- >>or do we want a different type of window to be displayed when this type
- >>of entry in encountered?
-
- >I think gopher+ will address some of these shortcomings. There are
- >two ways to do it right, the first might be to make an alternative
- >directory view, clients that understood it.. Or, you could specify an
- >alternate block like this:
-
- >+DISPLAY
- > now
-
- >or
-
- >+DISPLAY
- > later
-
-
- >This then could be used for other interesting things too,
- >automatically playing a sound when you enter a directory is an idea
- >that springs to mind..
-
- Another thought is to include an "announcement" file that old gophers
- can see. Something like
-
- Welcome to the Yoyodyne Institute. We are honored in providing
- some really useful data but we ask that you follow these rules.
-
- Insert legal stuff here...
-
- +INCLUDE yoyodyne.logo
- +INCLUDE welcome.to.yoyodyne.archives.snd
-
- A special window would be nice to bring the attention of the user to the
- information (as most expensive Mac products do now) but should be configurable.
- Popup windows for dumb terminals may be overkill but for Mac or Windows
- clients, you could really wow some people and make the 'gopher' server exciting
- to use and fun to explore.
-
- Kirk Anne Phone: (716) 275-2811
- Graphics Lab Manager/Gopher Consultant BITNET: KANN@UORDBV
- Taylor Hall 24 Internet: kann@cc.rochester.edu
- University of Rochester FAX: (716) 273-1023
- Rochester, NY 14627 USA
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