Umm, as far as I know, using this method as a whole for Thunar is not possible, since Apple (If I can remember correctly) has a patent for it. This is why I thought we should only be using it for the sidepane.
Can someone confirm the patent thing? I can dig my mails but not at 4:20... Yo'av. On 3/10/06, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yo'av Moshe wrote: > > >I think this idea rocks. > > > > > Me too, however, I think we've got somewhat different pictures as to > what the idea is ;). I actually mentioned this as a feature for Thunar > as a whole, not just the shortcut pane. It also happens to solve the > shortcut pane problem, so it was a nice opportunity to shamelessly plug > a wish list item ;). > > I had actually drafted an e-mail on the subject, but didn't want to send > it until I had a working patch. I've grown sick of being helpless to > shape the software I use, and wanted to make a feature request with a > patch. Then I realized that there's a problem: I'm a punk programmer. > Four years of C and no real projects under my belt mean that I have to > beg and plead, instead of doing it myself. That said, I will make a > horribly off-topic statement: if anybody knows of an outstanding > resource on GLib for noobs, I'd be grateful ;). The "official" tutorial > contradicts itself often, doesn't give context, and, um, hasn't even > been spell-checked. > > >The normal solution most applications use - the black line that shows > >wheter you're draging an object into or below another object, is nice, > >but can confuse and is sometimes hard to do (with a jagged mouse, > >e.g.). > > > >The hovering solution is the best, and can take Thunar a step further > >other common file managers.. > > > >A user chooses folder A this is inside folder B, and want to move it > >into D, a folder in the sidepane. He drags A into D, and on the moment > >his mouse is hovering D, the content of D is shown on the main pane. > >He puts it there, and Thunar goes back to the previeus view. > > > > > Going back to the previous view after the hover takes place is something > to which I wholly object. It's confusing, and one has to know that it's > going to do this. Besides that, the pathbar doesn't snap back. Really, > if you're doing a lot of stuff in the same folder, opening new windows > is more viable. > > >If he wants to drag A into the sidepane, to add it as a shortcut, he > >just leaves it anywhere in the sidepane. He shouldn't care seeing D in > >the main pane for a few moments. > > > > > If you have to hover for a given period of time (i.e. the same amount of > time it takes for the pathbar), seeing D in the main pane shouldn't even > be relevant. > > >I hope you got the idea - it may sound complex, but I think it can put > >some smiles on Thunar new users, giving them options without confusing > >them. > > > >Yo'av. > > > Benedikt: I would like to hear how you feel about hovering in any form. > I understand if you purposely don't have an opinion on the matter, other > than staying out of it. If you do have any explicit thoughts on the > matter, however, please share :). > _______________________________________________ > Thunar-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev > -- Yo'av Moshe http://www.PlaceOnEarth.org _______________________________________________ Thunar-dev mailing list [email protected] http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev
