thomas@duteca (Thomas Okken) (01/24/91)
On the subject of suggested System 7 improvements, I have the following: It has often been remarked that the SFGetFile/SFPutFile dialogs (that's the "Open..." and "Save As..." dialogs, for non-programmers) could be a lot better. Andy Hertzfeld's SFScrollInit fixes the annoyance of having to scroll down the same long file lists again and again, and Boomerang speeds op moving through the filesystem. Both of these should be integrated into the system. Something like Boomerang should be integrated, only it should not offer a limited-size list of often or frequently used directories: it should allow you to move through all filesystems on all mounted volumes using a single hierarchical menu. I guess that would be a non-trivial hack, as the submenus must be loaded as the user moves through the filesystem. (Usually, the entire submenu structure is know to the menu manager in advance.) I anyone has ideas on how to accomplish this, and on how to install a patch like Boomerang's to add a pop-up menu to SF[Get|Put]File, I'd like to hear about them. Please reply by e-mail, or post if you feel it should be heard by all. [ Actually, I was intending to start work on a print-preview driver in a few weeks, but I'm told that that is *very tough*, so I guess I could use a second project in case I get stuck. ] - Thomas (thomas@duteca.et.tudelft.nl)