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Re: more commands, please!

Posted by: friedo <friedo@...>

On Wed, 3 Dec 1997 Bowerbird@aol.com wrote:

> all-
>
> i hope andy invents a whole bunch of new keywords for fb3,
> so i never have to learn another toolbox call again.
>
> after all, that's why i'm using a higher language, right?
>
> so, here's a few suggestions to get things started:
>
> * how about a single basic command that would return the
> various info-items about a file, like its creator and type?
>
> * and an equally simple command to change those info-items?
>
> * how about easy "hide menubar" / "show menubar" commands,
> -- just like hypercard!

Is CALL HIDEMENUBAR and CALL SHOWMENUBAR really that hard? 🙂

>
> * and i think "fn teappend" deserves keyword status --
> after all, that's a frequently-asked-question, isn't it? :+)
>
> ***
>
> from the sounds of things,
> perhaps fb3 will let us create our _our_own_ keywords,
> programming them as we see fit?
>
> -bowerbird
>
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- Mike