Re: Nautilus, metadata and extendet attributes

[Heinrich Rebehn <rebehn ant uni-bremen de>]

Raul Acevedo wrote:
> Julien Olivier wrote:
>
>  > If you have a shell script called script.jpg, it will first be
>  > detected as a picture, and clicking on it will activate sniffing on
>  > it. Then, Nautilus will see it's actually a shell script, falling
>  > back to the default behavior for shell scripts, which is: ask for the
>  > user whether she wants to display it in a text editor or execute it.
>
> I haven't spoken much in this thread, but I agree 100% with these
> comments.  Fix the slowness problem NOW.  Use extensions for fast
> initial display, then sniff when you click on a file.  If they don't
> match, ask the user.  What's wrong with this approach until the magic
> bullet that requires an external framework that will take months if not
> years to implement?
>
> Raul

I absolutely agree. That's the best approach, nothing wrong with it!
With this, the developers of the "magic bulltet" can take the time they 
need, while users have a file manager that is usable.

Regards,

	Heinrich