Re: Gripe about new FSEDIT Command Set in Rel 8.0

[bouma@cs.purdue.edu]

     people.  I'd vote strongly for having Symbolics change the way this in don
     in Release 8.1 to go back to the old way and move the delete operation to
     something like META-MOUSE-MIDDLE.  If this is done, the "are you sure you
     really want to delete this file" verification menu could be optionally dis
     (perhaps via a SETQable variable) so that experienced users could delete f
     quickly yet be assured that novice users don't screw up files.

                                                            Jim Dumoulin
                                                            NASA / Kennedy Spac

You should train your users not to click around haphazardly in the FS edit!
Always have them login before they use a machine and put in their init file
the interface they want to use. All it takes is setting a couple of variables!
People who don't know what they are doing have many ways to screw up a machine.
That is no reason to restrict those who do.

The first thing I looked for was a means to disable that menu. After all,
what good is a fast delete button if it puts up a stupid menu? Set the
variable tv:*confirm-fsedit-quick-soft-file-deletion* to NIL to get rid of
that menu.

Puting the delete on a M-mouse button is a good idea, though. Then we could
have the old close directory back on mouse-middle. I really like the fast 
view and delete file buttons. What is really needed is a way to back up a
page when viewing a file!

Speaking of stupid verification querys, what about that annoying
"Are you sure?" when given the command "Halt Machine"? For some reason it
drives me nuts that the machine would think I was just kidding when I typed 
that! And you can easily get back by just typing "Continue" in the FEP, so
why bother to verify?

Bill <bouma@cs.purdue.edu>