[iyonix-support] Re: 5.13 directory access details

  • From: Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:31:43 +0000 (GMT)

On Mon 26 Feb, David J. Ruck wrote:
> 
> On 26 Feb 2007 Jeremy C B Nicoll <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In article <4ebb1e73cbRichardTorrens@xxxxxxx>,
> >    Richard Torrens <Richard.Torrens@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > In article <45E0B2F7.70206@xxxxxxxxxx>,
> > >    John Ballance <jwb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > The access menu details are ONLY initialised if a single file is 
> > > > selected.. multiple files or directories cause it to come up 
> > > > uninitialised .. for logical reasons
> > 
> > > > John
> > 
> > > Seems more logical to me to have the details set to those of the first
> > > file in the selection.
> > 
> > I disagree, if only because which file that would be would depend on
> > (as I understand it) the FS and/or filer display sort options.
> 
> Yes, and the problem is? The first file in a selection is always obviously
> the top left most one in a filer window regardless of how its sort.

To my mind the first object in the selection would be the directory itself,
though with directories all you can have is locked and unlocked!

My vote is no change!

Chris Evans

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