Re: file manager

[bob thestuff net]

On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Thomas R. Shannon wrote:

> On Fri, 28 Jan 2000 bob@thestuff.net wrote:
> 
> > There is a new 3d file system app on freshmeat. I have seen others before,
> > but this is the best one I have ever run across. This one is actually
> > useable for day to day use. Can the gnome core guys have a look at it and
> > see it, or its ideas could be used in the new file manager?
> > http://fox.mit.edu/skunk/soft/fsv/

It depends on what mode you are in, but it puts the largest directory's at
the top, and goes down to the smaller directory's. Then it puts the
largest file at the top, and goes to the smallest one. Also, different
types of files will have different colors. If you are in the Tree view,
the size of the file is expressed verticly.

> 
> Yes, I spotted this app.  I took a look at the features and the screen
> shots but I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out what the advantage
> is.  It looks like it could be a bit confusing.  Directories and files
> didn't look like they were ordered in any distinguishable way (for
> instance alphabetically with directories first.  Sometimes different
> doesn't mean better.
> 
> On the other hand, I didn't try it and I really hope I'm wrong.  It
> looks nice and I admire original thinking.  Filesystems are inherently
> 4 dimensional: position in hierarchy (2-dimensions), size, time.  So
> it makes sense that a 3-D filemanager would be a leap forward.
> 
> Tom
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