One thing it might come in handy for is as the "explorer" for other operating systems other than windows. True, changing the icons is probably a much higher priority. "Simon P. Lucy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 5.0.1.4.0.20010312082025.030727e0@mail">news:5.0.1.4.0.20010312082025.030727e0@mail... > At 02:41 12/03/2001 -0500, NeTDeMoN wrote: > >Mozilla needs to be a great option for windows users to gain market support. > >In order to do that, it needs to be a great directory viewer. In windows, > >you can go from looking at the dir c:\whatever to http://whatever by > >changing the url in the textbox. Mozilla needs a nice directory viewer that > >has nice icons and allows you to move the dirs around like in explorer.exe. > >It also needs to get rid of the file:// thing at least in the textbox. I > >work for the Mozilla project, but I can tell you I use ie more for that > >reason. Its just so easy to switch between browser and explorer. Sorry > >:-( (Fix this and I'll use Mozilla more). > > > >http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60446 > > > >Please support this bug to make Mozilla get more of the market. Thanks. > > I don't particularly disagree but then people will want the rest of the > shell behaviour and shell extensions including the support of the various > namespaces. That's a large and probably fruitless area to get into. I use > Beonex for all regular browsing and the regular shell for what it > does. There are a couple of advantages to adding shell support, one of > them would be managing Control Panel and Mozilla properties, but I don't > seriously see anyone doing it. > > That said using the system icons for file types could at least be managed > rather than the rather ghostly and amateurish file icons used now. > > Simon > > > =================================================== > If I'd known I would spend so much time sorting and rearranging boxes > I'd have paid more attention at kindergarten > > S.P. Lucy > > >
