Re: My list of System 6.01 bugs

[90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca (TAO BRIAN T)]

In article <fmlinCAKvru.3Fu@netcom.com>, Frank M. Lin writes...
> 
> Yeah, I always meant to say something about this since 6.0.  Why does it
> have to count it through?  Back in 5.0, total number of files was obtained
> very quickly, and it usually starts to copy almost instantly.  The way
> it counts each file is rather annoying ( slow ).

    I don't mind seeing the count updated for each *folder* (since that
gives you some measure of progress).  The routine that handles this
should count all the icons (files and folders) that are selected, then
start counting the files in each folder.  The file counter in 6.0.1 must
be extremely inefficient if it can only count about 6 or 7 files per
second on my Zipped GS...

> An option in Finder's preference will do.  Although I kinda like this
> new feature.  In the older Finder, you aren't sure if you actually
> selected all the icons you want.

    A preference would be nice.  What's wrong with letting go of the
mouse button to see the icons you've selected?  99% of the time my icons
are "cleaned up" so there's no difficulty telling which icons will be
selected.  I'd probably leave this feature disabled most of the time.

> >9. Icon in Info window not updated when file changes (but filetype
> >description does).
> 
> Geez, how often does this happen?  :) 

    Well, since the file size and file type name are updated immediately,
so should the icon.  Just a matter of consistency, I suppose.
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