Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:33:15 +0200 (CEST) From: Marius Bendiksen <mbendiks@eunet.no> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>, Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, Joe Abley <jabley@clear.co.nz>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding desktop support Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904291232030.4874-100000@login-1.eunet.no> In-Reply-To: <199904290337.UAA11634@apollo.backplane.com>
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> After all, you might want icons for things other then files. For example, > directories, softlinks, unix domain sockets, devices. Whatever. > I think modifying the filesystem to provide a metadata extension for > files is ridiculous. Embedding icons in binaries also seems pretty silly You would not be modifying the physical structure of the filesystem, but rather, providing an optional stacking layer. - marius - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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