Le Vendredi 27 Juin 2003 19:58, andre a �crit : > On Friday 27 June 2003 15:04, Michael Scherer wrote: > > > I suggest another way : the clever trash ! (not yet patented ;-) > > > > > > The trash already does exist. My idea is to improve it. > > > - Add a configuration file for the trash with : > > > a max size > > > select a strategy. > > > - If the max size is exceeded, apply the strategy : > > > change the icon : color, animated > > > play a sound > > > erase definitively a percentage (10% to 100%) of old/biggest files > > > > > > This is not too much difficult to do and, more important, it is > > > easily understandable by everybody. > > > For a newbie, this can be seen as a great improvement. > > > > this is more a request for kde or gnome, you should file a bug report in > > their bugzilla, this sound like a good idea. > > This is not a gnome or kde issue. This should be done on a very low level > so ALL programs will use the trash.
This could be an issue. But I am not sure that a low level hack is the best solution. Sometimes people want really erase a file. Deleting a file can be also a "wipe" which means that the file must be absolutly impossible to restore. wipe : http://wipe.sourceforge.net/ does exist in Mandrake contribs. So, when I use a low-level instruction, I am able to make the right choice. With a medium level (bash) it is just necessary to create a rmc (remove clever) which is able to move files in the trash. This is easy to do. Then, it is possible to use: alias rmc='rm -a' With a high level, delete key (KDE ) move already the file in the trash. There is just a lack of maid or cleaning lady to empty it ! The trash directories should be defined in a config file or defined with an environment variable. To avoid a daemon, it is possible to calculate the size of the trash after a move in the trash (rmc) -- Pierre Jarillon - http://pjarillon.free.fr/ Vice-pr�sident de l'ABUL : http://abul.org/
