#: 16744 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
    23-Oct-92  17:47:19
Sb: #16714-#Desktop hacks
Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
To: Mike Haaland 72300,1433 (X)

Speaking of file attributes, etc.

One of the problems with retrofitting windows/gui to OS-9, is that it was
created before such things became popular.  Other systems, which were designed
to have desktops and often to run on only one type of hardware, have file
systems (and file formats, not our text-oriented Unix style) more oriented
towards windowing.

So... what if we were to hack RBF to add some more information?  I haven't
really put much (any! :-) thought into this yet, but it would seem quite
practical for hard disks at least.

For instance: comment files, optional file type, icon file link, default
application to run, etc.

This is all just a passing thought, but I figured the resulting comments (and
screaming :-) could be instructive.  It just seems so crude for programs to
have to open the disk raw in order to get optional info in a timely manner.

kev

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