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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: Useful feature for kfm
From:       weis () stud ! uni-frankfurt ! de
Date:       1997-09-11 1:02:01
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Hi,

as you already told us: This will be solved as soon as
we have JavaScript running.

But this wont run in Beta 1, sorry.

Bye
Torben


On Tue, 9 Sep 1997, Roman Mitnitski wrote:

> 
> 
>  Hi.
> I want to suggest a feature (if it's implemented already - tell me)
> for kfm. I will explain possible use for it at the end.
> 
> 
>  I would very much like the ability to run CGI-like script when file
> is dropped into directory or dragged from directory, and have the file URL
> as an argument to that CGI.
> 
>  How this would be useful?
> 
>  I would like you to consider one possible application of this:
> "Real" trashcan storage.
>  I.e. right now trashcan is implemented as a directory, with all
> corresponding misfeatures (i.e. no file versioning - when you drop file X
> into the trash and later drop it again trashcan bitches that it has same
> file inside).
> 
>  Now consider the simplest idea that with CGI I can change the filename, 
> store it appropriately, AND update index.html of trashcan directory, so
> that it will include a view of newly added file. (now, this is just an
> assumption, I did not go this deep yet with kfm) - we do have JavaScript
> of some soft with kfm, right? That can help to implement extremely
> versatile functionality for the trashcan.
> 
>  Note that this woudl allow person with virtually no Qt/KDE knowledge to
> extend the functionality of desktop
> 
>  Your considerations on the subject are welcome.
> 
>  Roman
> 
> 
> 

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