At 1:15 PM +0100 10/17/01, Brian wrote: >s confusing to every 'newbie' I've used it in front of.
I can see where that may be confusing to newbies, as even the Mac concept of a clipboard is confusing at first. But it seems easier and more efficient to do for more advanced user, rather than moving and always adjusting your folders and windows or having aliases everywhere. It appears very immediate to me But I heard it is a feature in OS X anyway which it should be. It is sometimes difficult for Mac users to understand why someone would even like Windows but it's just a different approach. The 2 systems are becoming more and more alike than different. Look at OS X! In the beginning, the Mac OS didn't have any command lines as if to rebel against DOS but time has proven that command lines are useful. Some do not like them but many do. I prefer command delete than dragging something to the trash; even though a newbie may find some comfort with doing it directly. It's just about choices. So the more advanced we get, the more choices there are available to quickly go from point a to b. Of course, someone always finds some other way or alternative to make it more efficient. Thus, we have so many shareware utilities which some become standard in the OS, like the extensions manager. I have even heard some still prefer to drop extensions and control panels in folders, rather than using the extension manager. I'm not sure why this feature was never a shareware utility. I don't know enough about program to know whether it's possible in the Mac OS 9 and previous. I always rave about Finderpop. I think this one of the most innovative utilities out there but some don't like it. > >> but this is not the same thing as in Windows 95/98, etc where you can > >> actually copy, cut, paste an entire program; say like you want to > >> move the entire program AppleWorks to another folder or HD. > >Apologies in advance, but I find I can't bear to let this go by 2 >days running. > >If we're working with a desktop metaphor, then opening the 2 folders 'side >by side' and dragging the contents is the way to go. The out-of-context cut >and paste adopted by win9x-and-onwards is confusing to every 'newbie' I've >used it in front of. > >If you want to 'rifle through' the contents of your hard drive (filing >cabinet??) quickly, make an alias of it and put it in your Apple Menu. > > >-- > >Take care ..... > >Brian \ "Macintosh fans may note that cockroaches are far more numerous than humans and that numbers alone do not denote a higher life form." USA alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OS 9.1 7300 w/G3 400/1 sonnet card, 272mb RAM--yamaha 6x4x16 external CDRW Beige G3 Desktop 233 w/Motorola ZIF 466mhz processor, Rev B ROM DIMM, 544mb RAM (which are linked together by a MacSense 4 port DSL router) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
