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From: cinap_lenrek@felloff.net
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] Musings on Interfaces
Date: Fri,  2 Sep 2016 11:06:17 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <55cf75b7dc1257161247a76971a3b439@felloff.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFiGbxj5StWk6iMzGPNb3KgbrCO3ZDc_6n4F1d+gxECCC8_X6w@mail.gmail.com>

> What I mean is, all I want to do (tm pjp) is to open a new file by
> selecting File/Open, as in every other application I use, not type a series
> of arcane commands into the small window at the top.And then use the Sam
> command language in the open file. And yes, I'm whining, and yes I have the
> source. Where is Boyd to threaten you with assault weapons when you need
> him?

we call it the plumber. any text window can serve as a file/open in plan9,
you just plumb the file name by pressing the middle mouse... OH! wait!
you have no middle button on your apple-pc. too bad...

--
cinap



  reply	other threads:[~2016-09-02  9:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-09-01 14:42 Brantley Coile
2016-09-01 15:40 ` Bakul Shah
2016-09-01 16:05   ` Mark van Atten
2016-09-01 17:20     ` James A. Robinson
2016-09-01 19:10       ` Mark van Atten
2016-09-01 22:15         ` Travis Moore
2016-09-01 15:59 ` James A. Robinson
2016-09-01 16:36 ` Adriano Verardo
2016-09-01 17:54   ` Brantley Coile
2016-09-01 18:05     ` arnold
2016-09-01 22:56 ` Winston Kodogo
2016-09-02  1:52   ` Winston Kodogo
2016-09-02  9:06     ` cinap_lenrek [this message]
2016-09-02 14:19       ` Steven Stallion
2016-09-02 15:37         ` Kurt H Maier
2016-09-02  6:10   ` Mart Zirnask
2016-09-02  7:34   ` Steve Simon
2016-09-02  7:59     ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen

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