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Rule files (including modules and user types) define characteristics of the Desktop beyond those defined with resource specifications. Depending on its location, a rule file may apply to files in a specific directory, to operations done by an individual user, or to any operation on the system that is not defined elsewhere.
Rather than create one rule file that is always in effect, a user can create separate rule files for different environments. For instance, a user might want to define one environment for programming, another for text-editing sessions, and yet another for administrative tasks such as reading mail and scheduling the calendar. Another user might want one environment for sending invoices, one for recording receipts, and another for generating summary reports. Each environment could display different data and executable files, use different icons for the files, include different desktop and directory menus, or define different actions for double-clicking or dragging a mouse button.
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