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Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support
From: |
David Masterson |
Subject: |
Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support |
Date: |
12 Oct 2001 15:48:02 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.7 |
>>>>> David Masterson writes:
>>>>> Jason Rumney writes:
>> Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
>>> If shortcuts are used only for executing a file,
>> I am not sure that is correct. It may be Microsoft's design that
>> they are only intended to be double-clicked with a mouse in order to
>> execute the default application for a shortcut's target, but I see
>> no reason why we should restrict Emacs to such a narrow use.
> That doesn't appear to be the only use on Windows. You can have a
> shortcut to a text file (for instance). When clicked on, it will
> "Open" the text file (ie. invoke the editor [Notepad] on it). A
> shortcut has a "Target type" that tells Windows what to do with the
> referenced file. So, the two basic target types seem to be
> "Application" and "Text file", but I suppose there could be others
> ("Printer" seems to also work).
I should also mention that, when using (for instance) Notepad to open
a shortcut file, it appears the referred to file is opened regardless
of what the "Target type" is.
--
David Masterson dmaster AT synopsys DOT com
Sr. R&D Engineer Synopsys, Inc.
Software Engineering Sunnyvale, CA
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, (continued)
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Jason Rumney, 2001/10/11
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/10/11
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Jason Rumney, 2001/10/11
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/10/11
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Richard Stallman, 2001/10/12
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Jason Rumney, 2001/10/12
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, David Masterson, 2001/10/12
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support,
David Masterson <=
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Jason Rumney, 2001/10/13
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Stefan Monnier, 2001/10/13
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/10/14
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Stefan Monnier, 2001/10/14
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/10/13
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Jason Rumney, 2001/10/13
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, David Masterson, 2001/10/15
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/10/15
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Richard Stallman, 2001/10/14
- Re: 21.x feature request: windows shortcut support, Richard Stallman, 2001/10/14