[Oberon] Windows 8.1

[Chris Burrows]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John R. Strohm [mailto:strohm at airmail.net]
> Sent: Sunday, 9 August 2015 6:14 AM
> To: ETH Oberon and related systems
> Subject: Re: [Oberon] Windows 8.1
> 
> > Chris Burrows said:
> > I just checked the ETH download site and there is a later version
> that
> > displays "ETH PlugIn Oberon for WindowsTM / Win32 2.5
> (18.12.2010)":
> >
> > ftp://ftp.ethoberon.ethz.ch/Oberon/ETHOberon/Win95NT/PlugIn/
> >
> > If are using an older version then I recommend that you try with
> this
> > one - the ftp date shows as 05/12/2011.
> >
> 
> I took another look at it just now.
> 
> It appears that dragging the executable to the desktop to create a
> shortcut doesn't work on (my instance of) Windows 8.1.  It was
> necessary to do the full New | Shortcut procedure.
> 

Dragging an executable to the desktop on Windows 8.1 will behave the same
way as on Windows 7 i.e. it will move (or copy) the executable to the
desktop depending on whether the desktop is on the same drive as the
executable (or not).

The way I normally create shortcuts in Windows is to right-button click on
the executable and select: 

Send to > Desktop (create shortcut)

Regards,
Chris