Hi Stephen,

Stephen Walsh wrote to Michiel Broek:
SW> Hello Michiel.
SW> 
SW> 05 Jun 07 20:21, you wrote to me:
SW> 
SW>  SW>> 1: Amiga: Utils
SW>  SW>> 2: Amiga: Patches
SW>  SW>> etc..
SW> 
SW>  MB> Works ok, but you miss the groups selection that would be nice. The
SW>  MB> idea is there, but the programming not.
SW> 
SW> get your code monkeys out of a slumber hen {at}-)

I don't have the right peanuts to feed them, and without they don't code.

SW>  SW>> the DOS 8.3 way of thinking? A lot of my files are longer than 8.3
SW>  SW>> (ie: Linux/Amiga files).
SW> 
SW>  MB> It should just be a display thing, the files can be imported with
SW>  MB> their long names. But currently the bbs shows the 8.3 names.
SW> 
SW> Having an option to display the long file name would be a real advantage.

It is, but I have't done it yet.

SW> thisisa~.txt   <- Ugly, isn't it.
SW> thisisalongfilename.txt

The layout must be changed for to insert an extra row on the screen.
Any suggestions how it should look like?

SW> 
SW> what one gives you a better idea of the file there is no description?

For thisisalongfilename.txt I would still need a description, but for most
files you can live without.




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