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Re: smi-file to launch an app to open the volume
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Re: smi-file to launch an app to open the volume


  • Subject: Re: smi-file to launch an app to open the volume
  • From: Cornwall <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 11:40:00 -0800

At 11:49 AM +0100 2/16/02, Harald E Brandt wrote:
>My purpose:
>I think it is confusing for the user that, when double-clicking an
>smi-file, it only mounts the image without opening its contents.
>(And the mounted thing might even be hided behind other windows so
>the user wonders why nothing happened).

Save your disk image initially as read - write. Mount the image and
open the disk's window. Then dismount the disk. Convert the image to
R/O Compressed .smi. The window will open every time the self
mounting image file is opened.

HTH
Corny
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