Re: [PATCH]: Make file properties dialog a window

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Alexander Larsson wrote:

> On 20 Nov 2002, David Emory Watson wrote:
> 
> > 
> > This patch makes the file properties dialog a window again.  DaveB
> > already pointed out that this shouldn't have been changed because we
> > want to be able to minimize the properties window, and we don't want to
> > force the window to be on top.
> 
> This patch has some issues.
> The fact that the settings are saved per-directory metadata implies that 
> it's used consistantly, but in fact only the view uses it. It is not used 
> by the tree sidebar or when calculating icon counts (although those do use 
> the global prefs).
> 
> Maybe it would be better with a setting that is per-window only. So you 
> can override the global setting. The setting would be the same when you 
> change directories, but isn't saved in the directory metadata. So if you 
> view it in a different window the setting can be different there.
> 
> Opinions?

Eh. I meant to comment on the show/hide hidden/backup file mail of course.

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