Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:47:31 +1000 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca (Tim Vanderhoek) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding desktop support Message-ID: <199904292147.HAA02452@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <19990429121126.B51491@mad> from Tim Vanderhoek at "Apr 29, 1999 12:11:26 pm"
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Tim Vanderhoek wrote: > Icons are just as much a part of the file as the filename is a part of > the file. "The icon is the filename." (Did you hear that, everyone?) > > Whatever proposals are made in this thread, I don't expect any of them > to be implemented anytime this year. John Birrel needs an immediate > solution to his problem, and nothing more. What we need is a libicon > interface, and we should be arguing of the _definition_ of that > interface, not its implementation. I have implemented the solution. The demo program I posted was hacked out of that solution. The top level "Files" button is just one of many things (like installed packages, ports index, etc) that are browsable. I considered whether the underlying software should remain proprietary or whether I should contribute it to the project (under a BSD license). It doesn't _have_ to go into FreeBSD IMO - I just thought (and still think) that it is worthwile. -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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