Re: icons for app launchers

[John Ellis <johne bellatlantic net>]

>> It might be better to work on a gnome file selector, I think someone is already
>> working on it. Then create an new icon selector from a derived file selection
>> widget, just a thought.
>
>however it would be nice if the previes were displayed in the file box, 
>having to click on a file to see the preview is too annoying ... probably
>a file selection box which puts small versions of icons in the file list if
>it can open those files, and doesn't list them if it can't open them as
>images

That was my intention, if you write the file selection widget first, and keep
an icon selector in the back your mind, it would require less work in the long
run.

>I might get so annoyed that I might just feel compelled to do that soon if
>nobody else does ...

_Is_ anyone currently working on a gnome file selector (or even a better GTK
version)?

John
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