Re: [rox-devel] "New file..." menu option patch

[Thomas L. <ta...@ec...>]

On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 07:03:47PM +0000, James Kermode wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've started work on a patch that adds a "New File..." option to the filer 
> main menu. I've uploaded it to SourceForge. I started this because I wanted 
> an easy way to create files from within rox, without having to open a 
> terminal (or use the minibuffer). 

OK, I've applied it. I've changed the 'touch' so that it just does open()
instead. The advantage is that we know when it finishes so the display
always updates correctly. Also, you can't do it on an existing file
anymore.

> The way I see this working would be to have a Templates directory (either 
> inside the ROX-Filer application directory or in Choices), which contains 
> files that you want to use as templates. The "New File" menu option would 
> become a submenu which displayed a list of the available templates. Selecting 
> an item from this submenu would copy the file from the Templates directory to 
> the selected location. 

Sounds good - I'll look forward to it ;-)


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