Re: Virtual Directory Structure

[Ben Ford <ben kalifornia com>]

Jörg Rathlev wrote:

> > Then provide four modes: use new only, use old only, use new but
> > tooltip shows old, use old but tooltip shows new (or instead of
> > tooltip some other kind of easy clue). Of course, the config tool
> > would use different phrasing, not "old" and "new".
>
> Is there anything that prevents showing *both* names? The friendly name could be used as the "title", the real name could be used as the "actual URL". For example:
>
> [+] My Home   /home/foo
> [-] User Directories   /home/
>    [+] J. Random Hacker   jrh/
>    [+] Joe Avarage User   joeuser/
>    ...
> [+] Removable media   /mnt/
> [+] Hardware Devices   /dev/
>
> etc.

I actually like this idea ;)  (as long as you could switch it off, that is)

<snip>

> This is a problem that can be solved quite easily: Just have a hidden file in each folder (.foldersettings or something) that keeps its name and its tooltip explanation. If there's no file, show just the normal name.
But not this.  I hate cluttering up "clean" directories.  If we do this, 
I recommend a single configuration file or directory.

-b