List of Features Removed In Windows 7

In message <>, Char Jackson
<> writes:
>On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:30:01 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
><> wrote:
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>>It seems that these "tags" are indeed what is wanted. Are they a feature
>>of libraries?
>
>I'm under the impression that these 'tags' are associated with the
>respective files themselves. For example, your digital camera no doubt
>tags your photos with the date they were taken, the camera used, and
>maybe some other bits of information. In addition, you can add
>additional tags such as lat/long coordinates.

Indeed (and there's at least one freeform tag, the comment field in the
..jp(e)g format).
>
>I don't see a way for the Win 7 Libraries function to add such tags,

Ah, that more or less answers my question (i. e. no, they're not part of
libraries).

>but once they are in place by other means, the Library function can
>take advantage of them.

Probably only certain types, not tags in general. (If indeed there is
such a thing as tags in general.)
>
>At a more basic level, however, tags can be completely ignored. They
>aren't a requirement to make Libraries work.
>
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:21:24 -0500, James Silverton
<> wrote:

> On 1/26/2012 4:46 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
> > On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:44:05 -0500, Metspitzer<>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Having to use right click from my laptop touchpad is very hard to do.
> >> Bring back copy, cut paste for Windows Explorer.
> >
> > The standard keyboard shortcuts didn't go anywhere. Do those work for
> > you?
> >
> Yes, I can't understand what's difficult about CTRL-C or CTRL-X and
> then CTRL-V.
>
> I may have mentioned this before but I also find installing PureText to
> paste only ASCII characters to be very useful. You can define a key and
> I use CTRL-0.
>
> --
> Jim Silverton
>
> Extraneous "not" in Reply To.


If you mentioned it before, I must have missed it. I'm glad you
mentioned it this time. I've never heard of it before, but I just
downloaded it, and it looks very useful. Thanks very much.

On 1/26/2012, James Silverton posted:
> On 1/26/2012 4:46 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
>> On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:44:05 -0500, Metspitzer<>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Having to use right click from my laptop touchpad is very hard to do.
>>> Bring back copy, cut paste for Windows Explorer.
>>
>> The standard keyboard shortcuts didn't go anywhere. Do those work for
>> you?
>>
> Yes, I can't understand what's difficult about CTRL-C or CTRL-X and then
> CTRL-V.

I tend to be clumsy and press the wrong key, but then there's another
standard shortcut, CTRL-Z

> I may have mentioned this before but I also find installing PureText to paste
> only ASCII characters to be very useful. You can define a key and I use
> CTRL-0.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)