cgeiger@ut-ngp.UUCP (charles s. geiger, esq.) (07/27/87)
The finder really needs a "window" menu, like on Word 3.0.
This way, you can choose which window to bring to the front
without having to close others or search for it.
cheers, from
charles s. geiger
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harvard!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeigersusser@parcvax.Xerox.COM (Josh Susser) (07/28/87)
[munch] I can live without the "Window" menu, although it might be nice, but there are a few features I really would like to see in the Finder: 1) Close onto Desktop: Close the folder window, but don't put it back in the folder where you got it. Instead, drop it on the Desktop so that it can easily be re-opened. When you're done with it, use "Put Away". This would be especially useful when the folder's parent is closed (see 2 below). 2) Open Parent: Now that we all have 80Mbyte hard disks with folder structures twenty-seven levels deep, there really needs to be a way to easily get to a folder in the middle of that mess. When I'm down about eight levels and have closed down all of the intermediate folders so that they're out of my way, and decide I need to get to a sibling folder, I have to start all the way at the root folder and work my way back down again. Ugh! 3) Multiple File Links: No, I don't want UN*X. But I would like to drop a link to an application into a folder where it would be really useful - get this - without having to copy the application. No only does this save disk space, but it keeps all the versions of the application consistent. Symbolic or hard doesn't really matter to me, although both would be useful. 4) Fix the Trash Can so that it stays where it's put. On a big display or with SteppingOut, the Trash Can is just too far away from the menu bar. And every time I come back from an application, the Trash Can has mysteriously moved back to the bottom right corner of the screen. Grr. 5) Optional bigger fonts in a bigger menu bar: On these really huge MacII displays, that tiny 20-pixel menu bar is almost impossible to find. 6) Bury Window: my alternative to the Window menu. Shove the topmost window to the bottom of the pile. This lets you see what's underneath and doesn't take up another slot on the menu bar. I think the Finder was just about perfect for the first Mac - small disks, small screen, etc. But the Mac has grown, and the Finder needs more stuff to make the new, bigger Mac more useful. --Josh Susser Susser.pasa@Xerox.arpa susser@Parcvax.Xerox.com ...decwrl!parcvax!susser "Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible."
Charlie_Alan_Bounds@cup.portal.com (08/07/87)
susser@parcvax.Xerox.COM (Josh Susser) writes (Finder enhancements) ============================================================================== 6) Bury Window: my alternative to the Window menu. Shove the topmost window to the bottom of the pile. This lets you see what's underneath and doesn't take up another slot on the menu bar. ============================================================================== There is a public domain FKEY called WINDOW which does just this job. True it should be part of the Finder but the FKEY works in any application with any mix of application and desk accessory windows. Charlie Bounds Charlie@cup.portal.com