Re: [gcmd-dev] device icons

[Michael]

Magnus:
> Michael wrote:
> > 
> > That is, one VERTICAL device bar in the middle between the panes.
> > This would definitely mean the least mouse kilometers.
> > It would be also unique (AFAIKS) among any file managers.
> > What a coolness !
> > 
> 
> Not everybody has your resolution or screen size...

Agreed. After so many years !

Here are my 2cent (tm):

(1) We live in the age of widescreen notebooks. They are rapidly spreading. 
They have something like or 1280 x 800 (most cheap ones), 1440 x 900, 1680 x 
1050, 1920x1080 (ideally ratio of 16:9 or 4:3).

> I think there are more important things than gui for
> developers to concentrate on. Like things that has
> to do with filemanagement, as different communication
> protocols, sending commands to remote machines, metadata
> capabilities and such. And maybe those virtual folders.

(2) I think a project must find a balance between power features, and GUI, but 
the GUI is the door to good workflow so it's equally important.


With a larger user base, gnome-commander will get more recognition. If a 
project or software gets recognition, or even fame, it may also attract 
additional help from other developers, for example, simply because more 
developers use this filemanager.

Not to talk about the fact that Piotr (hopefully) can show it up to demonstrate 
his skill, shall he ever be asked by NASA or the White House to code their 
scratchy edge space explorers or the Moon Lander Software.

I realize that a smart GUI is less important if you work with shell commands 
and keyboard shortcuts. But think of all the Ubuntuus.