[gcmd-dev] Fw: midnight commander

[Micha]

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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:08:56 -0500
From: Pavel Roskin <address@hidden>
To: Micha <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: midnight commander


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Using CVS is so stone age!  Even SourceForge offers Subversion after
many delays.  CVS doesn't have atomic commits, doesn't provide a useful
log command and doesn't allow to specify date and branch in the same
time.

Just a few impressions from version 1.1.7.

configure looks for C++ and Fortran compilers, but neither is needed.

It's actually a good idea to use C++ - it's better suited for GUI than
plain C.

Do you need libtool?  Wouldn't it be better to use convenience
non-installable libraries?  Every installable library means having an
API, and this can be an impediment for GUI developers.

Obviously you don't have an embedded terminal.  I think it's a must for
a file manager.  mc can get away by reusing the parent terminal (with
all the complexities of cons.saver, xterm buffers etc), but GUI file
managers shouldn't.

"Quick Search" without a shortcut is a joke.  It will never be "quick"
is it involves menu navigation.

I like using F9 for search.

F3 should do something more useful on directories.

There are random crashes when trying to use SMB.  Please use Valgrind to
fix memory problems.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin







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