Re: VisualIDs: `thumbnails' for folders

[Nandox7 <nandox7 myrealbox com>]

I've been searching for this and found some interesting ideas.
One that seems simple and it makes the system a bit more cross platform
compatible would be to use the file 'folder.jpg' inside the folder. This way
if the folder is copied to a windows machine the folder thumbnail will be
maintained.


Joshua Judson Rosen-2 wrote:
> 
> "Natan Yellin" <aantny gmail com> writes:
>>
>> Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin geekspace com> wrote:
>> >
>> >    http://scribblethink.org/Work/VisualIDs/visualids.html
>> >
>> > I think that they've identified the heart of the problem, and
>> > developed a solution, pretty brilliantly.
>> >
>> > What do you think?
>>
>> Thanks for letting me know about that. The technique that they describe
>> is
>> quite different than anything else I've seen before but it looks very
>> interesting.
> 
> What's particularly interesting is that they actually did
> usability-testing, and found that the system was remarkably effective;
> you've probably read that part of the essay by now, though :)
> 
> If you'd like to actually *try it out* and see for yourself how it
> works, I've been working on an implementation for Nautilus:
> 
>         http://www.hackerposse.com/~rozzin/chronicle/VisualIDs/0
> 
> Actually, it's more general than that--there's a library, a
> command-line utility, and patches for several versions of Nautilus to
> enable use of VisualIDs wherever thumbnailing isn't possible (and if
> no custom icon is set, of course).
> 
> There are still some rough edges (e.g.: there are a some details that
> I haven't quite figured out how to implement yet, and the API needs
> some cleanup--I've initially developed it to mirror the API used in
> the essay, for the sake of making it understandable by someone who's
> read the essay, but the essay's API really is much more oriented
> toward pedagogy than direct application), but the basic functionality
> has been present for a few months now, and I and my test-subject
> (er--wife...) have been using it routinely.
> 
> I like it, of course; and my wife likes it, but I'd love to hear what
> other people think :)
> 
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