[openbeos] Re: Tracker icons

  • From: Helmar Rudolph <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:45:52 +0200

> Are you thinking of queries?

No. But good point.

> Axel is speaking of regular files in a folder.

I know. So was I. 

> Sure, you -could- limit the number of files displayed, 
> but is there any system that does?

I don't think so, but does it matter?

> You can do other tricks to improve the illusion of speed,
> like letting visible items have their metadata updates first,
> and improving the listviews' datastructures so they don't 
> slow down exponentially with larger amounts of files.

Nice one!

> I'd say it seems you're thinking inside the web.
> (SQL, PHP, search results..)

Is SQL==web? My MySQLFront handles queries that way, which makes
sense to me. Problem there: (unlike PHPMyAdmin no navigational
buttons to retrieve the next result set).

Helmar

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