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- Subject: Re: Shortcut file
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 94 13:22:28 +0100
- From: sjg
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- >
- > >Will it (they) be in a standard directory, or pointed to by an
- > >environment variable? Suggestion: locate the file(s) using shel_find()
- > >if possible, then an environment variable if possible, then a specific
- > >directory if possible.
- >
- > The file should go on the root directory of the boot drive. All this has
- > been discussed but not finalised yet.
-
- I'd like to see something similar to the system folder on the Mac. Yes we can
- make it fall back to the root directory for those who don't know or care about
- neatness, but to be frank I'm growing weary of a cluttered C:\ directory.
-
- Things like assign.sys, the gemsys folder, the shortcut.sys/appdef.sys/whatever
- the accessories, etc. etc. could all have either their own subdirs or (if it's
- just one file) they could be inside C:\system
-
- Of course, allowing accessories, newdesk.inf etc in there needs to be done by
- Atari, and it shouldn't be compulsory, but a simple check
-
- if (exist("C:\system\appdef.sys") || exist("C:\appdef.sys"))
- createDefaults();
- else
- createDefaultDefaults();
-
- wouldn't be *too* much hassle, woud it ?
-
-
- ATB,
- Simon
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