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Received: from sloth.swcp.com (sloth.swcp.com [198.59.115.25]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id HAA01745 for <executor@nacm.com>; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 07:03:58 -0800 Received: from iclone.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by sloth.swcp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with UUCP id IAA02519; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:03:48 -0700 Received: from beaut.ardi.com by mailhost with smtp (nextstep Smail3.1.29.0 #11) id m0tDYRo-000YcBC; Thu, 9 Nov 95 07:59 MST Received: by beaut.ardi.com (linux Smail3.1.28.1 #5) id m0tDYRl-00002UC; Thu, 9 Nov 95 07:59 MST Message-Id: <m0tDYRl-00002UC@beaut.ardi.com> Date: Thu, 9 Nov 95 07:59 MST From: ctm@ardi.com (Clifford T. Matthews) To: Tobermory_Everett@hmc.edu Cc: executor@nacm.com, ctm@ardi.com Subject: Re: Bug report and feature request In-Reply-To: <199511031704.JAA15261@osiris.ac.hmc.edu> References: <199511031704.JAA15261@osiris.ac.hmc.edu> Sender: owner-paper@nacm.com Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Toby" == Tobermory Everett <teverett@osiris.ac.hmc.edu> writes: Toby> It looks like Executor/Linux-SVGA is screwing up the mapping Toby> on the inverted-T arrow keys. Specifically, when I tested Toby> in Bolo, the up arrow mapped to Opt (Option?), the left Toby> arrow mapped to a little box, the right arrow mapped to Up, Toby> and the down arrow mapped properly (i.e. to Dwn). The Toby> normal arrow keys appear to work properly (i.e. the ones on Toby> the numeric keypad). In addition, the keys are mapped Toby> properly under X. Fixed in 1.99p6 (coming soon) Toby> I also have three small requests. Toby> First, is there any way to make the wait cursor (the Z) have Toby> a white border under X-windows. It's obnoxious not to know Toby> where the cursor is. Fixed in 1.99p6 Toby> Second, is there any way to turn the wait cursor on when Toby> Executor is looking up a directories contents? Even though Toby> such visual feedback slows down the program, most users much Toby> prefer to know whether or not the computer is acting on Toby> their request. Fixed in 1.99p6, *and* the default action is for a currently open folder to be brought to the front rather than re-opened. You can open a second instance by holding down the Control key when you open the folder. Toby> Third, is there any way to have the Browser remember the Toby> size and position of folders it has previously seen? It Toby> appears to have some funky memory when stuff is saved to the Toby> quick bar, but most of the time I just find folders through Toby> the hierarchy and it is a pain to always be resizing/ Toby> repositioning folders. Sorry. That can't be easily fixed. The way we should do it is to be compatible with Apple's Desktop Database. We know how to do that but didn't have the time. After 2.0 ships we'll look into this. Toby> Thanks.. Toby> --Toby Everett --Cliff ctm@ardi.com