Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:25:59 -0400 From: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: Joe Abley <jabley@clear.co.nz>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding desktop support Message-ID: <19990428232559.A47260@mad> In-Reply-To: <199904282331.RAA11927@mt.sri.com>; from Nate Williams on Wed, Apr 28, 1999 at 05:31:43PM -0600 References: <199904282017.NAA01044@dingo.cdrom.com> <19990429083638.B34373.kithrup.freebsd.hackers@gurney.reilly.home> <199904282244.PAA28325@kithrup.com> <19990429112538.D81921@clear.co.nz> <199904282331.RAA11927@mt.sri.com>
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On Wed, Apr 28, 1999 at 05:31:43PM -0600, Nate Williams wrote: > > > Putting icons in the executable itself is pretty stupid -- it's a single > > > instance of something that a window manager can use, and there are much > > > less-invasive ways of doing the same thing. > > > > What's invasive about it? > > The fact that the user may not like the icon you've chosen to use due to > many criteria, including size, # of colors, transparency, 2D/3D, etc... Use extended attributes, and let the user layer their own fs ontop of the system that changes a few of the attributes. Let me remind people a second... No matter how much talking goes on, the whole thing is _not_ going to be done this year. Whatever John adds will only be a step in some direction, whether thats resource forks, or quirky directory structures. -- This .sig is not innovative, witty, or profund. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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