Re: [PATCH] Open folder in icon view when hovering for more than 0.5 s

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Thu, 2005-09-01 at 11:34 +0200, Christian Neumair wrote:
> The attached patch was also attached to bug 44001 [1] which demands for
> spring-loaded folders. Since there is not yet a clear patent policy, I
> think it's safe to get this non-patent infridging partial implementation
> into Nautilus, which opens folders in the icon view that are hovered for
> more than 500 ms. To my understanding, the essence of the spring-loaded
> folder patent is the auto popdown.
> 
> [1] http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44001

I'm not sure this is not infringing still, and I'd like to talk to a
lawyer about it.

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