| From: | Don Cox |
| Date: | 4 Apr 2001 at 02:01:54 |
| Subject: | Re: Amiga announcements - any questions? |
On 03-Apr-01, Richard Friend wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don Cox <doncox@enterprise.net>
>>
>> You can open most formats now by double-clicking the DefIcon.
>>
> I know that but you have to specify a tool type for Deficons! What if
> you try to open a file without a deficon or you have a deficon but
> nothing that can open it? A 'word' document for instance? I'd like to
> see a 'word' lib so that word documents could be opened in Wordworth,
> Shell or whatever! The point is that you should be able to open non
> Amiga programs by dropping a suitable file in 'Libs' to decypher it!
> Ease of use is the keyword! I don't want to install huge files all
> over the place, simply one file in the 'Libs' drawer that will do all
> the work! It's a case of 'I can't read this.....hang on, I'll look in
> the Libs drawer to see if there's a decoder I can use....oh yes, here
> we go!'
Why not just set up a Deficon definition for Word Converter, for
example?
Why drop something on the Libs: drawer? That seems a strange choice.
Regards
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