Re: Desktop as Nautilus

[Who <mailforwho googlemail com>]

On 3/15/06, Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie> wrote:
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> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Who wrote:
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> > Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:42:22 +0000
> > From: Who <mailforwho googlemail com>
> > To: desktop-devel-list gnome org
> > Subject: Re: Desktop as Nautilus
> >
> > On 3/14/06, TRANS <transfire gmail com> wrote:
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> [...]
>
> > > My idea is this. I would really like it if my Desktop actually were
> > > the File Browser. In other words instead of having a seperate Desktop/
> > > directory in my home directory, the desktop could actually reflect my
> > > home directory (or any other defaut directory I tell it too for that
> > > matter), but more that this, to be able to navigate thru the file
> > > heirarchy like one normally does with Nautilus, but without the need
> > > for a seperate window.
>
> > The best place to see this working is on a PSION series 5 (maybe
> > later, I only have a 5) - it is still the most productive environment
> > I have ever used - and I liked the way the desktop was the file
> > manager.
>
> It isn't entirely clear what you mean but if I understand you correctly
> you could achieve something similar by running Matchbox on your desktop
> instead of Metacity (which have done before to try it out and I kind of
> liked it).  Matchbox takes the main menu and displays it on the
> desk.
>
> http://projects.o-hand.com/matchbox/
> http://projects.o-hand.com/matchbox/screenshots.html
> http://projects.o-hand.com/matchbox/screenshots/ss-pango.png
> http://projects.o-hand.com/matchbox/screenshots/mediabox/base.png
>
> Hope that helps
>

Thanks!

I am not on Linux now, but if matchbox-desktop could be run alone then
it seems to be exactly what _I_ was talking about  - not sure about
the OP. I will experiment this evening

Who