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Date: Sun 10-May-1989 19:24:29 From: Unknown Subject: copying files with the browser Now that I have the 0.9 (hurray!), I've noticed a (to me) vital browser feature that seems to have gone away. Used to be, if you moved a file with the "Alternate" key down, the file was COPIED instead of moved. Now, that no longer works; though holding down the "Control" key will still create a link to the original file instead of moving it. Will someone kindly tell me: 1. Is my mind deteriorating, or is this really the case? 2. Is this deliberate on the part of NeXT, or is this a bug? 3. Is this documented ANYWHERE? If so, I've been unable to find it. It sure does make the browser a LOT less useful. Even the M-computer lets you copy OR move files with its Finder.
Date: Sun 11-May-1989 06:27:39 From: Unknown Subject: Re: copying files with the browser In article <955@garcon.cso.uiuc.edu> dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu () writes: >Now that I have the 0.9 (hurray!), I've noticed a (to me) vital >browser feature that seems to have gone away. Used to be, if you >moved a file with the "Alternate" key down, the file was COPIED >instead of moved. Holding the CMD key down while dragging an icon will copy. CTRL, as you noticed, will make a symbolic link, and no modifier will cause a move. Ali >From: gore@eecs.nwu.edu (Jacob Gore)
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