[haiku] Re: Launchbox
- From: Disreali <mdisreali@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:02:00 -0700 (PDT)
--- On Sat, 9/19/09, Jonas Sundström <jonas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Disreali <mdisreali@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Humdinger <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> ...
> > > Understanding Tracker is IMO essential for the
> > > Haiku experience. I'm against hiding stuff
> > > unnecessarily under a custom GUI.
> > >
> > > Also, having a transparent file system
> organization
> > > where you know where your apps are helps.
> ...
> > Indeed
> > +1
>
> It's possible to design a preference panel for this
> purpose
> so that it makes that folder -more- known than if there
> was
> no prefs panel at all. And providing a less steep learning
>
> curve.
>
> I'm thinking of something similar to DataTranslations.
> (And maybe FileTypes' window "Application Types".)
>
> - a list of the files in ~/config/boot/launch
> - a box showing the icon, filetype, app info, etc
> of the selected entry
> - buttons "Add..." and "Remove"
> - a button labeled "Open Launch Folder"
> or a clickable string (up top) stating
> "Contents of config/boot/launch:"
> (meaning the entries of the list)
>
> /Jonas.
It may just be me but that sounds much more complicated than just having a
simple explanatory screen-shot in the users guide showing how to link apps to
the auto-launch folder.
-D
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