[iyonix-support] Re: Emptying Task Directory

  • From: Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:39:46 +0000 (GMT)

On Tue 02 Feb, Dr Peter Young wrote:
> 
> On 2 Feb 2010  David Pitt <pittdj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > MrJTGibbs <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >> Following yesterday's help (unauthorised run instructions) when I was
> >> advised to empty the ADFS::HardDisc4.$.!Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks directory,
> 
> 
> > Hang on a minute that is not quite what Tim said. He referred to the file
> > Boot:Choices.Boot.Tasks.!Boot which he said should be empty and locked which
> > would prevent accidental saving of a further file if accidentally clicking
> > on "Desktop settings" from the Task Manager menu.
> 
> Now I'm getting confused, not unusual for me :-(   I discover that I 
> also have a Boot:Choices.Boot.Tasks.!Boot file which I have deleted. 
> On re-boot, the only thing that's different is that the root directory 
> viewer doesn't open. I've put this file back, with every line deleted 
> except for Filer_OpenDir ADFS::HardDisc4.$ 346 1076 848 504 -sn -li 
> and, as expected, I now see that directory at boot time. I can't 
> remember now, but what I think must have happened is that at some time 
> I saved this file in order to see this directory when I start up. This 
> brings two questions:
> 
>   1) What is the approved way of opening a directory 
>      automatically at start-up?
>      
>   2) When one does Boot > Configure > Look at or Run, where do 
>      these settings get saved? I had naively assumed that they 
>      were in the Tasks.!Boot file, but evidently not. I've looked 
>      for them in vain.

These are generic RISC OS questions and not Iyonix specific.
Can I suggest you raise the question on c.s.a.misc

The Iyonix mailing list is buzy enough as it is!

Personaly I think quite a few of the posts in the last month have not been
appropriate or not added anything worthwhile to the discussion!

Please think twice before posting!

Chris Evans

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