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- From: walra%moacs11@nl.net (Waldi Ravens)
- Subject: Re: available keys
- Date: Tue, 05 Jul 1994 13:52:50 +0100
- Precedence: bulk
-
- In <Pine.3.87.9407050638.A15742-0100000@undergrad>, Timothy Miller wrote:
-
- >> The best thing is that these changes are done by an AUTO program (not
- >> in an app) so that you can choose the behavior of the GEM.
- >
- > What I'm saying is that I don't like the added expense of space in my
- > program to implement these features,
-
- Even worse than the expense of memory usage is that all application
- writers have their own ideas about the ideal GUI.
-
- > and I don't want to frustrate the
- > user by forcing them to use some arcane AUTO program
-
- I'm sure the folks at Gribnif, Wilfried Behne and Martin Osieka will
- appreciate the `arcane'. :-)
-
- > just so they can use
- > my application and waste memory the rest of the time.
-
- The main advantage of an AES replacement/extension is that it can be
- used by more than only _your_ application, thereby saving memory
- instead of wasting it (as would shared libraries).
-
- > Not to mention the
- > fact that I don't want to frustrate myself trying to work with someone's
- > hard-to-interface-with OS overlay.
-
- Wouldn't it be nice if the developpers of OS replacements/extensions
- could agree on a consistent API? Just dreaming off course. :-)
-
-
- Regards,
- Waldi (walra%moacs11@nl.net)
-