2011/3/30 Stephan Aßmus<superstippi@xxxxxx>:
I'm thinking Tracker and Deskbar provide not only the access to files and
show which apps are running, they are the desktop and the main interaction
point with the system level features. I have no problem extending the
meaning of an icon in Tracker to represent an object of information,
independend of its storage location being local or remote. I can even
imagine icons to have more meanings. There are already icons with more
virtual, detached from the FS meaning, like the Trash icon or the Disk icon.
I can also imagine attached devices to be displayed as icons on the desktop,
like a scanner or a printer. IMHO an icon certainly does not have to always
represent a local file.
What this really means is you want Tracker to show other things than
files. It doesn't technically require a FS, but would show the need
for a new way of integration with Tracker.
