--- 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