Re: Bug (feature) in v6 listfiles shows hidden files ...
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 56887
interpreted = N
texte = Kenneth Grome wrote: > It just seems lazy or irresponsible to implement it in one OS but not > all the others that could also use it. Why wait for a special request? > Sometimes a little foresight goes a long ways ... :) Because normally Win32 doesn't obsessively strew hidden files all through the file system, like the classic Mac OS does. It seems stupid to assume that a flag in the file system like hidden (or system) would have any meaning with a generic application (as opposed to a GUI, which is where it is useful to hide stuff from the user). John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Kenneth Grome wrote: > It just seems lazy or irresponsible to implement it in one OS but not > all the others that could also use it. Why wait for a special request? > Sometimes a little foresight goes a long ways ... :) Because normally Win32 doesn't obsessively strew hidden files all through the file system, like the classic Mac OS does. It seems stupid to assume that a flag in the file system like hidden (or system) would have any meaning with a generic application (as opposed to a GUI, which is where it is useful to hide stuff from the user). John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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