Re: [PATCH]: Make file properties dialog a window

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On 20 Nov 2002, David Emory Watson wrote:

> 
> This patch makes the file properties dialog a window again.  DaveB
> already pointed out that this shouldn't have been changed because we
> want to be able to minimize the properties window, and we don't want to
> force the window to be on top.

This patch has some issues.
The fact that the settings are saved per-directory metadata implies that 
it's used consistantly, but in fact only the view uses it. It is not used 
by the tree sidebar or when calculating icon counts (although those do use 
the global prefs).

Maybe it would be better with a setting that is per-window only. So you 
can override the global setting. The setting would be the same when you 
change directories, but isn't saved in the directory metadata. So if you 
view it in a different window the setting can be different there.

Opinions?

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