Re: Of applications and documents

[Eric Christopherson]

On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 10:43:42PM -0400, David Adam Bordoley wrote:
> This concept can further be expanded to other types of documents. Instead of
> managing folders using a file manager, the user directly manipulates the 
> folder (there is no proxy between the user and the folder.

I don't really know what you mean here. I can understand if what you're
trying to say is that the "file manager" should be a core part of the
interface, not an "application" that's added on to it; but I don't know for
sure that that's what you're saying. I don't see how the user could directly
manipulate *anything* unless they happen to be able to change bits with
their mind ;) You still need some sort of "proxy" (in your words).

> This is very 
> similar to how the original macintosh finder worked until they broke it in 
> osx).

Not to start any flames, but for those who are uninformed (like myself), how
did it "break" in OSX?

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