On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:54:52 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:31:04 +0100 Christian Walther > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled: > > > The "AppDirs" I know are pretty simple, firstly there is a file > > called .DirIcon which contains a small Icon that is displayed > > instead of a simple Directory-Icon. Upon double click this > > directory is scanned for an executable file called "AppRun". If it > > doesn't exist, the directory is just opened like any other normal > > directory, if it exists the file is executed instead. > > Any drag'n'drop operation to this directory will execute AppRun too, > > but will give the pathname of the dragged item as argument. > > Optionally there is an "AppInfo.xml" found in such a directory that > > can be used to display information about the app, such as author, > > version number, homepage and a very short description... > > ok- but where's an EXAMPLE? like a package that uses it? even a brief > spec? ROX-filer is a package that uses it. There is also 0-install that goes with ROX-filer, a very interesting combination.
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