[haiku-commits] Utilities Folder (was: hrev44091 - build/jam)
- From: John Scipione <jscipione@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 15:10:39 -0400
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:31 PM, John Scipione <jscipione@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Humdinger <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hi John!
>>
>> On Wed, 2 May 2012 05:22:59 +0200 (CEST) jscipione@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > + AddSymlinkToHaikuImage home config settings deskbar
>> > Applications
>> > + : /boot/apps/Colors\!/Colors\! ;
>>
>> Should Colors! be linked into the "Demos" folder instead?
>> It doesn't strike me as that essential an app. Nice as it is... :)
>>
>
> As far as being essential... that's why it is an "optional" package. If
> you don't like it, don't install it, I am not forcing it on you.
>
> I guess it could be installed into demos... but I like to think of it as
> more than a demo, you can pick colors that you like, save them in the color
> wells and the drag and drop them where you want them so it has some real
> utility. For instance by dragging colors to the Desktop you can change your
> desktop background color, by dragging onto Deskcalc you can change it's
> color. Any app that accepts color drops. I think demos is more for things
> we include by default that are cool and look nice but don't have any real
> purpose other than to show off.
>
> It also could be confusing to the user if an optional package installed
> into demos since it would be the only one.
>
I moved this thread to devel to give this idea a bit more exposure...
Mac OS X has a "Utilities" folder where it puts more utility type apps
under "Applications". I was thinking that might be a good idea to borrow.
Utilities could be a subdirectory under Applications or it could be a new
top-level directory. Some apps that might get categorized as Utilities
(other than Colors!) might include:
ActivityMonitor
CharacterMap
Devices
DiskProbe
DiskUsage
DriveSetup
Installer
Magnify
MediaConverter
Screenshot
Mac OS X also puts Terminal under Utilities, but, call me biased, I
wouldn't do that. I think of Terminal as more than a "Utility". This
reorganization would make more room for and quicker access to more "real"
apps like DeskCalc, MediaPlayer, WebPositive, and of course, user-installed
apps.
I wouldn't like it if we were to go with the Windows/Linux style creating
subdirectories for every category like Accessories, Office, Games, etc. So
"Utilities" would be more the exception than the rule, kind of like "Demos"
is now.
John Scipione
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