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Date:      Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:14:24 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Marius Bendiksen <mbendiks@eunet.no>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net>
Cc:        John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Adding desktop support
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904291213330.4874-100000@login-1.eunet.no>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904280908530.378-100000@picnic.mat.net>

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> I like this idea a great deal.  I've long wanted some way to attach data
> to programs, so as to add some continuing state.  This is a first step.
> If there was a utility, that would allow a user to replace the default
> icon with one of their own choosing (if they care), then that ought to
> eliminate any other problems.  If the user complains about the extra
> data space, then they could replace the icon with a null value, right?  
> I don't see a downside.

Me neither. I feel we should provide a NOICONS tab in make world, but
otherwise, I say go for it. We should additionally provide scripts to
add and strip such icons, of course.

- Marius -



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