[iyonix-support] Re: Bin and writeable icon util

On 25 Feb, Andrew wrote in message
  <f40bd9764f.Andrew@xxxxxxxx>:

> In message <4f76b69b6briscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           Richard Ashbery <riscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > > As to the writeable icon utility, do you have the IClear module?
> > > > It sounds as if that's what you are looking for?
> > > 
> > > I'm using IconClipboard. What does IClear do?

Something totally different.  IcnClipBrd allows the global clipboard to
work in writable icons; IClear allows you to double-click on an icon to
'select' its text so that it clears when you start to type.

[snip]

> > With IClear running "Alt-click" over the "text" part of the file, not
> > the file icon. Release Alt and double-click inside the box to activate
> > highlight. Type in the new name and press Return.
> > 
> I can ALT-click anyway without IClear it seems.

That's been a feature of RISC OS for ages (since 4.02, IIRC, possibly
longer).

> The only thing I can't  do is drag-select a part of an icon's text and
> select or delete that.

No, that isn't possible on RISC OS 5 as yet.

-- 
Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England

http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/

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