On Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM <i...@bandshed.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > For some reason I didn't get the email with rasters original reply, I > wish I hadn't TBH... I didn't ask for any outside code or any other FM > to be added to E, it's raster's module! I also didn't specify that > 'Places' should be set up for any application outside of E so as things > are currently is adding Places would just augment the functions of EFM > and be ready for EFM 2. EFM currently is a wonderful file 'browser' but > if you're NOT a developer in the terminal all the time and you need > networking support, tabbed interfaces or mounting a phone/tablet without > writing your own jmptfs script then EFM is lacking as the primary FM if > this weren't true there wouldn't be EFM2 in the works. It's not like I > asked "hey can you put Thunar in E?" I asked if an existing module by > the same developer might be convenient since some Users of E and all > Users of Bodhi, eLive and now AV Linux are all using E with an external > File Manager. > > I've spent 4 years with E, I've spent countless hours putting it into a > Live deployable state to get it in front of more eyes because I think > it's a great and overlooked DE. I'm not a developer, I work full time > and I steal minutes to do what I already do so raster if you're "not > going to just do things for people." and if "after many decades i'm kind > of a bit old, tired and grumpy. :) i've learned if i do things for > people they will NEVER get up and help. if you don't like get > up,something in efm - then contribute and fix it." I guess we're clear > on future discussions! > > I wouldn't talk to my dog like that, it was a logical and sensible > question given how real people use E.. Given the established history > that I like E and am trying to do something creative with it to promote > it I can't imagine someone being spoken to like this anywhere else.. > Developers of pretty much ANY other DE or application would (a) politely > take the question and (b) never tell the User to write their own part of > the applications as the FIRST reply, maybe after the 10th question or > after being unreasonably demanding for a period of time but not right > off the hop. > > There's certainly no question you're brilliant, there's no question E > shows your brilliance but I have so many better things to do than get my > ass handed to me for asking an innocent question... I'm not in the DE > writing business and surprisingly other projects find people to be > useful even if they aren't developers. Enjoy the Ivory Tower!
raster is quite busy and doing almost everything on the EFL and E. That might explain his reaction. But I know that he wants a distro with E 27. Maybe wait a bit so that the situation calms down a bit ? best regards Vincent _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
