Re: File dialogs: Miscellaneous

[thristian atdot org]

On Thu, Aug 17, 2000 at 07:32:38PM +0200, Jorg Rathlev wrote:
> BTW, a simple "where the hell did I put that file?"-search can be easily
> implemented within the editor. If you enter a file name which does not exist
> in the current folder, you might be asked if you'd like to search your
> computer for that file.

Please, search ~, not / !

1 users shouldn't be putting their files anywhere else
2 Given 1, searching / takes much longer for minimal extra benefit.
3 Searching from / makes *serious* load on the machine. If the machine
  is multi-user, the sysadmin will hate you.

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