hunt@rsts32.dec.com (Phil Hunt) (02/17/88)
Hello, I think that Stuffit is a very good program, but lacks one feature I think would make it superb. Most of the time, you unstuff a .SIT file into a folder so you can peruse the contents without ending up with a hodge-podge of files from multiple .SIT files all over the place.. I currently use QuickFolder to creat, on the fly, the folder to unstuff to. Wouldn't it be nice for there to be an option for autofolder create, using the original .SIT file name with something appended like an exclamation point, ie. TESTPROGS.SIT would unpack into TESTPROGS.SIT! Then a user could not have to worry about where the files went... Phil Hunt
pswisnov@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Peter S. Wisnovsky) (02/17/88)
In article <8802162024.AA14427@decwrl.dec.com> hunt@rsts32.dec.com (Phil Hunt) writes: > Most of the time, you unstuff a .SIT file into a folder so you can peruse >the contents without ending up with a hodge-podge of files from multiple >.SIT files all over the place.. I currently use QuickFolder to creat, on the >fly, the folder to unstuff to. Wouldn't it be nice for there to be an option >for autofolder create... >Phil Hunt This seems to me to be a general deficiency of the Save As... system supplied dialog box, i.e. the inability to create folders from within the dialog box. Another problem with these standard dlogs is in the Open dialog boxes, where there is no keyboard equivelent for going up to the enclosing directory: at the moment, since I have 2 drives I hit the tab key twice to get to the top of the directory, but this seems inelegent. Is there a patch for the code, or an init that could address these situations? How about in the next system software release... Thanks, -- Peter Wisnovsky pswisnov@phoenix.princeton.edu BitNet: pswisnov@pucc Please use mail: this news feed is VERY unreliable.
dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry) (02/18/88)
In article <1753@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> pswisnov@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Peter S. Wisnovsky) writes: >In article <8802162024.AA14427@decwrl.dec.com> hunt@rsts32.dec.com (Phil Hunt) writes: >Another problem with these standard dlogs is in the Open dialog >boxes, where there is no keyboard equivelent for going up to the >enclosing directory: at the moment, since I have 2 drives I hit >the tab key twice to get to the top of the directory, but this seems >inelegent. Try CMD-up-arrow -- David W. Berry dwb@well.uucp dwb@Delphi dwb@apple.com 973-5168@408.MaBell Disclaimer: Apple doesn't even know I have an opinion and certainly wouldn't want if they did.
leonardr@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu (02/19/88)
pswisnov@phoenix.Princeton.EDU(Peter Wisnovsky) writes in comp.sys.mac >In article <8802162024.AA14427@decwrl.dec.com> hunt@rsts32.dec.com (Phil Hunt) writes: >> Most of the time, you unstuff a .SIT file into a folder so you can peruse >>the contents without ending up with a hodge-podge of files from multiple >>.SIT files all over the place.. I currently use QuickFolder to creat, on the >>fly, the folder to unstuff to. Wouldn't it be nice for there to be an option >>for autofolder create... > >>Phil Hunt > >This seems to me to be a general deficiency of the Save As... system supplied >dialog box, i.e. the inability to create folders from within the >dialog box. > Agreed. This is one of the reasons that I use HFS Navigator by Think Technologies (written Mike Kahl of LSC fame). In addition to allowing me to create new folders on the fly, I can also do Searches, Deletes, etc from within the SFPutFile (and SFGetFile) dialogs. The other nice features about HFS Nav is that I can set up a menu of commonly accessed folders and then quickly move to that folder by choosing it from teh menu. >Another problem with these standard dlogs is in the Open dialog >boxes, where there is no keyboard equivelent for going up to the >enclosing directory: at the moment, since I have 2 drives I hit >the tab key twice to get to the top of the directory, but this seems >inelegent. > If you are using a Mac + or later keyboard (one with Arrow Keys) you can easily move up one level in the direcotry by doing a Cmd-Up Arrow. True there is no one-key option to the top, but this works real well since you have the cmd-Key down and you just hit the up arrow enough. +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ + + Any thing I say may be taken as + + Leonard Rosenthol + fact, then again you might decide+ + President, LazerWare, inc. + that it really isn't, so you + + + never know, do you?? + + leonardr@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu + + + GEnie: MACgician + + + Delphi: MACgician + + + + + +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
t-jacobs@utah-cs.UUCP (Tony Jacobs) (02/19/88)
In article <1753@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> pswisnov@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Peter S. Wisnovsky) writes: > >This seems to me to be a general deficiency of the Save As... system supplied >dialog box, i.e. the inability to create folders from within the >dialog box. > >Another problem with these standard dlogs is in the Open dialog >boxes, where there is no keyboard equivelent for going up to the >enclosing directory: at the moment, since I have 2 drives I hit > >Is there a patch for the code, or an init that could address these >situations? How about in the next system software release... > If you have a keyboard with arrow keys, the pretzel up-arrow takes you up to the endlosing folder. A real nice utility called HFS Navigator lets you creat folders from the SFDialog. It also lets you find folders and files as well as keep a list of often used folders for immediate access. You can also get info, rename, and delete files with the Navigator. About $40 from Think Technologies. -- Tony Jacobs * Center for Engineering Design * U of U * t-jacobs@ced.utah.edu
denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten) (02/20/88)
From article <8802162024.AA14427@decwrl.dec.com>, by hunt@rsts32.dec.com (Phil Hunt): > I think that Stuffit is a very good program, but lacks one > feature I think would make it superb. > Most of the time, you unstuff a .SIT file into a folder > Wouldn't it be nice for there to be an option > for autofolder create, using the original .SIT file name > with something appended like an exclamation point, ie. > TESTPROGS.SIT would unpack into TESTPROGS.SIT! How 'bout just dropping the .SIT extension if there is one. If not, add the word folder to the end. This would create file names that are really nice. --- William C. DenBesten | denbeste@bgsu.edu Dept of Computer Science | CSNET denbeste%andy.bgsu.edu@relay.cs.net Bowling Green State University | UUCP ...!cbosgd!osu-cis!bgsuvax!denbeste Bowling Green, OH 43403-0214 |
rs4u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Richard Siegel) (02/22/88)
>Is there a patch for the code, or an init that could address these >situations? How about in the next system software release... You can use Command-Up Arrow to go up one directory level. On the other hand, you could try HFS Navigator. HFS Nav lets you add up to 16 of your favorite directories to a list; when you pull down the hierarchy menu in the Standard File box you get this list instead of the hierarchy. (You can pull down using the Option key to get the hierarchy.) You can also create folders, delete and rename files, and search for files and folders. It's completely transparent. You just run the installer and off you go.... --Rich =================================================================== Richard Siegel Confused Undergrad, Carnegie-Mellon University The opinions stated here do not represent the policies of Carnegie-Mellon University. Arpa: rs4u@andrew.cmu.edu UUCP: {decvax,ucbvax,sun}!andrew.cmu.edu!rs4u ==================================================================
snow@ndmath.UUCP (Dennis Snow) (02/23/88)
In article <8802221545.AA22607@Princeton.EDU>, pswisnov@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Peter S. Wisnovsky) writes: > Unfortunately, I have an old keyboard (and thus no up-arrow key) and > no hard drive (limiting the usefulness of something like HFS navigator). Arrow keys (with modifiers) can be emulated on an old keyboard using CE Software's QuicKeys. Dennis Snow (snow@ndmath.UUCP) Dept. Math. / Univ. Notre Dame / Notre Dame, IN 46556