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rooster13 2011-07-13 09:51
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
No worries.

What you are thinking would be great.
Maybe a program which would insert configurable desktop shortcuts to desired folders using linux desktop -files.

sethkha 2011-07-13 10:01
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
I personally would prefer a desktop widget. I don't think such a thing would use too much ram. Isn't it just reading what's inside a folder and displaying this as buttons?

electroaudio 2011-07-13 13:59
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sethkha (Post 1050032)
I personally would prefer a desktop widget. I don't think such a thing would use too much ram. Isn't it just reading what's inside a folder and displaying this as buttons?
Personally i dont really care if it is a program or a widget.
And with linux desktop or windows link files (as Rooster13 mentioned) implemented too, it would also replace a great deal of the functions done by the homescreens.

Well, i have checked the gtk.button() command and to me it seems like the main function would be to do a directorylisting and then just fill a container with gtk.buttons.
-But right now i have some ergonomic problems with the n900 keyboard and small screen, which makes it hard to learn anything new regarding programming on a completely new system.

sethkha 2011-07-13 14:11
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
A Widget would give some sort of Desktop experience.
The Gui Part should be easy. In fact i am writing something like this in the moment. I would like to have some menu from the desktop similar to openbox menu. Changing it to be filled with the directory content should be doable.
However I have no clue how to handle these files (.desktop...). And I am doing the things rather quick and dirty.

stickymick 2011-07-13 14:24
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
If I remember correctly, the Nokia Communicator series had such an environment.

Always wondered if it would be possible to have a desktop like environment on the N900.

electroaudio 2011-07-13 15:09
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sethkha (Post 1050166)
A Widget would give some sort of Desktop experience.
The Gui Part should be easy. In fact i am writing something like this in the moment. I would like to have some menu from the desktop similar to openbox menu. Changing it to be filled with the directory content should be doable.
However I have no clue how to handle these files (.desktop...). And I am doing the things rather quick and dirty.
NICE :)

You could create your own .desktop fileformat and just call it something else, that was what i was thinking about :)
But the functionality of .desktop inside a simple deskmanager lke this could also be implemented with a simple textfile where each line was one item.

sethkha 2011-07-13 18:49
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by electroaudio (Post 1050218)
You could create your own .desktop fileformat and just call it something else, that was what i was thinking about :)
But the functionality of .desktop inside a simple deskmanager lke this could also be implemented with a simple textfile where each line was one item.
I don't understand what this would be needed for

electroaudio 2011-07-14 08:30
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sethkha (Post 1050348)
I don't understand what this would be needed for
How is it going?

Domt know what kind of widget you are doing but the file is necessary for a complete desktop enviroment, to keep information of the icons on the desktop and maybe also to add nonexistent icons to the subfolders.

The idea that has developed in my head durig this discussion is a widget that has "bookmarks" to various directorys (and maybe even directly to files and progrograms too) on it just like a desktop, and when a folder is tapped on, opens up a very simple "filemanager" presenting the files in the folder in a nice way.

electroaudio 2011-07-14 08:40
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by stickymick (Post 1050180)
If I remember correctly, the Nokia Communicator series had such an environment.

Always wondered if it would be possible to have a desktop like environment on the N900.
yes it had a simple but still useful desktop.
-I dont see any reason why we cant have a desktop oriented workflow on the 900 too, insteaed of this APP-lication workflow we currently have.

Btw, found some code examples which could be helpful.

A snippet that sets up icons for mimetypes
https://vcs.maemo.org/svn/pymaemo/ww..._mime_icons.py

A snippet that opens a file with its mimetype.
https://vcs.maemo.org/svn/pymaemo/ww...t_mime_open.py

sethkha 2011-07-14 09:20
Re: folder explorer as a widget?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by electroaudio (Post 1050708)
How is it going?

Domt know what kind of widget you are doing but the file is necessary for a complete desktop enviroment, to keep information of the icons on the desktop and maybe also to add nonexistent icons to the subfolders.

The idea that has developed in my head durig this discussion is a widget that has "bookmarks" to various directorys (and maybe even directly to files and progrograms too) on it just like a desktop, and when a folder is tapped on, opens up a very simple "filemanager" presenting the files in the folder in a nice way.
My idea was this simple "filemanager" showing in the widget. e.g. showing the folders/files in a folder in alphabetical order (no free positioning (maybe home as default). If you tap a folder the widget shows the content of the new folder. If you tap a file, it opens . The widget itself has a .desktop file.


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