[openbeos] Re: Tracker and default options

On 2007-07-29 at 03:18:46 [+0200], Salvatore Benedetto <emitrax@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> On 7/28/07, kamikazow@xxxxxx <kamikazow@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > In the time BeOS was around, spatial browsing was the standard in the
> > dominant operating systems. But today's standard is navigator mode.
> > If you want Haiku to follow BeOS's philosophy and be an OS for the
> > common user, Haiku should have navigator mode as default.
> 
> Good point!

Especially the part about spatial browsing having been "the standard in the 
dominant operating systems". That must mean the virtually dead Amiga OS and 
the declining MacOS pre-X.

I wonder if those who prefer the navigator know about the menu browsing 
feature. It harmonizes so well with the spatial mode, it's hard to believe 
anyone would downgrade to the navigator mode.

Anyway, it's quite easy to customize the build process (cf. 
build/jam/UserBuildConfig.sample). Just copy your preferred Tracker 
settings onto the image.

CU, Ingo

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