Re: [PATCH] [RFC] Recursive file permissions

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On 26 Dec, 2005, at 1:26 PM, Christian Neumair wrote:
> The attached patch is meant to implement recursive file permission
> changes [1].

Excellent!

> I'm eagerly awaiting feedback, in particular whether the GUI offers 
> enough usability for you.
> ...
> +	window->details->apply_recursively_button =
> +		gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic ("_Apply recursively:");

Unfortunately I think few people would know what "Apply recursively" 
means. The Finder has "Apply to enclosed items", which is better, but 
"enclosed items" is still awkward. If this was just a single button it 
could be "Apply to Everything Inside".

> +	gtk_widget_show (window->details->apply_recursively_button);
> +	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (hbox), 
> window->details->apply_recursively_button);
> +
> +	window->details->apply_to_combo = gtk_combo_box_new_text ();
> +	gtk_combo_box_append_text (GTK_COMBO_BOX 
> (window->details->apply_to_combo), _("Files"));
> +	gtk_combo_box_append_text (GTK_COMBO_BOX 
> (window->details->apply_to_combo), _("Folders"));
> +	gtk_combo_box_append_text (GTK_COMBO_BOX 
> (window->details->apply_to_combo), _("Whole Contents"));
> +	gtk_combo_box_set_active (GTK_COMBO_BOX 
> (window->details->apply_to_combo), 2);

What are the use cases for wanting to apply a folder's (or disk's) 
permissions to its files but not subfolders, or vice versa?

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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/