Re: .desktop viewing code?

[Dave Bordoley <bordoley msu edu>]

On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 13:59, Andrew Sobala wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> If you look at a .desktop file in nautilus, it appears as it would
> appear on a menu and not as the original file in the filesystem.
> 
> What code where is doing this (gnome-vfs or nautilus?), and is it doing
> it "right" or is it a nasty hack?

Do you mean that .desktop files don't show size and type etc? I believe
this is on purpose and if memory serves me right is implemented with the
nautilus file manager.

dave