Re: NB: Hands off the command line!

[Robert Holmgren holmgren@xxxxxxxx]

** Reply to note from xywrite@xxxxxxxx Thu, 02 Dec 1999 08:30:57 -0500

>> Uhh.... it is on the other computer. I simply was referring to his saying
>> that NB wants to change the command line into a "drop box". Now, I don't
>> know what a "drop box" is, but it does sound ominous. Don't you think?

> Not necessarily. It might simply resemble the "Run" drop box in
> Win9x/NT, accessed via "Start", which accepts any command you put into
> it but also remembers, via the drop box, commands you issued before,
> even in previous sessions.

That's what I'd envision too. And I can hardly imagine that they would do
this without making it optional. After all, you can "disappear" large parts
of the toolbars, prompt line, CMline, etc if you want, i.e. work exclusively
from the drop-down menus and pop-up msg boxes -- so no big deal.



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Robert Holmgren
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