If we start using gio/gvfs, that doesn't mean we'll be slow just like current nautilus. On the contrary, if we use ready-made VFS library like gio, we can focus on what we really want to do. Of course, this includes doing optimizations and adding handy new features. In the long run I think this is more constructive than fixing old bugs and broken compatibility all the time. I believed that judicious use of gio/gvfs can still make things lightweight and fast "enough". "Enough" means, it won't be the fastest, but it will be acceptible by the users.
People think that GTK+ is slow, but we prooved that you can still develop fast and light apps with it. So, I think we can do well with GIO/GVFS or thunar-vfs, too. Having some inevitable dependencies on other desktop environments doesn't mean that we'll be slow. That's totally dependent on how we use them. After all, many other existing applications are using those libraries,too. So it's not possible to get rid all of them on modern distros. Since they are already there and is now an essential part of the system, why not make judicious use of them? For me, provided the performance is still good and the memory footprint is still acceptible, some (minimal) gnome or xfce dependencies are acceptible. How about the opinion of our users? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp as they present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://p.sf.net/sfu/creativitycat-com _______________________________________________ Pcmanfm-develop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pcmanfm-develop
