Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-14 Thread Wim De Smet
On 1/11/07, marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wim De Smet said... On 1/11/07, marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But that's my point, really: why continue to clone TC, when there are so many additional functions out there on other tools that leave TC in the dust? If devs stick their heads in the

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-12 Thread marc
Cybe R. Wizard said... marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: But I don't know what you mean by the two pane setup sentence. Krusader has that by default. As I said, I use Krusader, but its limited layout options is a good example of what not to do, imo. IOW, a good example to learn from.

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Nyizsnyik Ferenc
On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 14:47 +, marc wrote: [...] In passing, I'll mention that the Windows' file manager Directory Opus 8 [1] is something that the Nautilus, Konqueror and Krusader folk should examine. If Linux could get close to just its two pane setup, I would be a happy man. Add to

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:47:52 - marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Erik Steffl said... Not sure if it's standard gtk/gnome file open dialog, but it's the one used to pick application when opening an attachement and downloading files (it's probably used in other places as well).

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread marc
Andrei Popescu said... On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:47:52 - marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Erik Steffl said... Not sure if it's standard gtk/gnome file open dialog, but it's the one used to pick application when opening an attachement and downloading files (it's probably used in

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread marc
Nyizsnyik Ferenc said... On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 14:47 +, marc wrote: [...] In passing, I'll mention that the Windows' file manager Directory Opus 8 [1] is something that the Nautilus, Konqueror and Krusader folk should examine. If Linux could get close to just its two pane setup, I

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:32:08 - marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me Opus 8 is too bloated. Bloated is one of those spurious apparent criticisms that doesn't mean anything, though. In any case, why would anyone translate the bloat when porting functions to Linux? Maybe I misused the

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread marc
Andrei Popescu said... On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:32:08 - marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me Opus 8 is too bloated. Bloated is one of those spurious apparent criticisms that doesn't mean anything, though. In any case, why would anyone translate the bloat when porting functions to

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Wim De Smet
On 1/11/07, marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But that's my point, really: why continue to clone TC, when there are so many additional functions out there on other tools that leave TC in the dust? If devs stick their heads in the sand and ignore developments then things will atrophy. In fact, in the

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread marc
Wim De Smet said... On 1/11/07, marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But that's my point, really: why continue to clone TC, when there are so many additional functions out there on other tools that leave TC in the dust? If devs stick their heads in the sand and ignore developments then things

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/11/07 14:52, marc wrote: Wim De Smet said... On 1/11/07, marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] I think what you should really do right now is scratch that itch and build your own file manager. LOL The cry of the true conservative. At least

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Cybe R. Wizard
marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: But I don't know what you mean by the two pane setup sentence. Krusader has that by default. As I said, I use Krusader, but its limited layout options is a good example of what not to do, imo. IOW, a good example to learn from. Have any of you tried xfe?

[OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-10 Thread marc
Erik Steffl said... Not sure if it's standard gtk/gnome file open dialog, but it's the one used to pick application when opening an attachement and downloading files (it's probably used in other places as well). The dialog has two parts - left part has shortcut to user home dir,

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-10 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:47:52 - marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] In passing, I'll mention that the Windows' file manager Directory Opus 8 [1] is something that the Nautilus, Konqueror and Krusader folk should examine. If Linux could get close to just its two pane setup, I would be a

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-10 Thread marc
Liam O'Toole said... On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:47:52 - marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] In passing, I'll mention that the Windows' file manager Directory Opus 8 [1] is something that the Nautilus, Konqueror and Krusader folk should examine. If Linux could get close to just its two