Ian Reinhart Geiser on Fri, 27 Sep 2002 00:35:22 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] .directory files


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On Thursday 26 September 2002 07:34 pm, Will Dyson wrote:
> > I think even BeOS and NeXT took into accound metadata in the filesystem
> > that accounted for icon management.
>
> BeOS certainly did. It's gui used arbitrary user-settable attributes on
> files and directories to full effect.
But did BeOS store stuff like icon position and state in the metadata too?
I did not think they did, but for the life of me i never remember seeing 
hidden files either....  or did tracker keep tabs on icons locations for the 
user?

I should disclame that icon location is useless on a server, and i agree with 
that completely.  Its just my focus is on Linux as a desktop OS, so I tend to 
gravitate towards ideas that make it more usable to the lower common 
denominator of computer users... (note i do not mean stupid ones, just ones 
who enjoy NOT dicking with their computer, and want to get their work done)

Cheers
- -ian reinhart geiser
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