Re: GNOME Usability Improvements - Fix the window manager!

[Tom Tromey <tromey cygnus com>]

>>>>> "Matthias" == Matthias Warkus <mawarkus@t-online.de> writes:

>> It would also be nice if gmc windows (including the desktop) would
>> automatically detect directory changes (so that icons appear
>> whenever a new file is created, etc.).

Matthias> Yes, but that would need periodical rescans, which can
Matthias> generate high I/O traffic. That in turn can mean high
Matthias> network traffic, depending on the system setup.

Nevertheless it would be nice as an option.  The user might know his
systems setup well enough to know whether this is worth it.

I've heard the occasional rumor of extending Linux so that polling
wouldn't have to be done to detect this.  If that were done then this
functionality would be very cheap for local directories.

Tom