Message: 6 From: cglur@onwe.co.za Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:47:02 +0200 To: oberon@inf.ethz.ch Cc: cglur@onwe.co.za Subject: [Oberon] Beginners only Reply-To: oberon@inf.ethz.ch

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You didn't say WHY the lines should not be broken? Any particular reason you need just one line?

Yes. A one to one mapping is massively simpler (cognetively) than a one to many.

A jumbled line is a jumbled line - cognito ergo sum.

Charles Angelich wrote:

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The direcory display of N-O Sys 3 is not easilly used to locate a file by date or by size, only the filename is clearly visible. Any attempt to compare dates or sizes is extremely difficult without columnar tabbing. .....

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I was trying to find a workable solution for all display sizes that would make the display useful. Not being able to easilly locate dates or filesizes makes me wonder why I would even bother to USE the "\d" switch?

After downloading (eg. ftp) where there's a possible doubt of error(s) like the *.zip(s) which still don't expand under (updated) n-o (yet when moved to linux do), it's reassuring to be able to confirm the right size. Size is perhaps the coursest check ?

Date is most usefull. I have SmartDir.Tool , given to me (to test) some years back, which apparently hasn't been include in the standard distribution yet. Another example of 'community fragmentation' . I use it about 10 times a week; mostly for relocating files which I know I've worked on recently, but have forgotten the name of.

On my Ver 2.3.2, there is a 'findPanel' which I never knew how to use, which has a setable date-parameter. Why this was dropped from later versions I don't understand. I can't believe that other users don't need files located by date order! Norton Commander, (cloned to mc for linux - the best utility outside n-o) offers file listing ordered by saved-time/reversed - most usefull.

Perhaps Charles can use some of his excess energy

If I were to slow down, for whom would I be waiting?

to refine the existing code to give a listing ordered in reverse (most recent=first) date/time ? I'll do the testing.

Sure, test this: