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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: [Patch] #29984 Change file permission using octal numbers
From:       Dominik Seichter <domseichter () web ! de>
Date:       2003-05-16 8:04:20
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Am Freitag, 16. Mai 2003 00:05 schrieb Germain Garand:
> Le Jeudi 15 Mai 2003 18:39, Karl-Heinz Zimmer a écrit :
> > Did I understand this correctly?
> >
> > *  user selects the permissions my mouse click --> octal number changes
> >
> > *  user changes octal number --> visual permissions change accordingly
> >
> >
> > If that's what you have done, I like it: this would lead to the user
> > understand what each of the bits means and how the octal code can be
> > used to quickly set permissions.
>
> I fully agree with you, that's elegant and informative.
> Actually, I think this is one of those cases where adding a bit of
> information make things a lot simpler to understand for Joe User.
> Kind of like the difference between a lift and mechanical stairs: they
> share the same ease of use, but in the latter you know better 8)
Yup :-)
Another vote for commiting .... :-)

CU Dom
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